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Lesson 3: Why and where do we get volcanoes?

Learning why volcanoes erupt and about the two main types of volcano. Understanding how humans classify volcanoes. Mapping volcanoes globally and using digital imagery to explore them.
Volcano with gas erupting out the top and filling the sky.

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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Quizmaster and use the activity to recap learning from the previous lesson.

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Dr Michael Leach
Dr Michael Leach Geography specialist

Dr Michael Leach is a wildlife author with more than 50 books to his name; these have been translated into 26 languages. He has worked on all seven continents, in truly remote places, to live with and study some of the world’s most elusive animals. As geography and zoology are lifelong passions, he feels that his career isn’t so much a job but more a stroke of unbelievably good luck.

 

Website: www.michael-leach.co.uk.

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