Disaster Zone! Volcanic resources from the ASE
Introduction
Disaster Zone! resources were produced by a NERC-funded scientist (Jeannie Scott) carrying out research on volcanoes.
These are a series of resources for teachers to use in the classroom to help school students understand more about a range of natural hazards.
There are information posters, factsheets, quizzes and wordsearches/crosswords available for download. Use as PDFs on the whiteboard or print out for display and handouts.
These excellent resources cover the following topics and themes:
- Mid-oceanic ridge
- Subduction zone volcanoes
- Vesuvius poster
- Hotspot volcanoes
- Volcanic hazards (ash)
- Volcanic hazards (lava)
- Hawaii
- Volcanic hazards (pyroclastic flows)
- Mount St Helens
- Volcanic hazards (gases)
- Volcanic hazards (lahars)
- Soufriere Hills, Montserrat
Also several posters and games.
Click the link below to access Disaster Zone!
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