Lesson Planning

Create a risk assessment for living in the shadow of an active volcano - look at Mt Etna on Sicily, alongside Mt Vesuvius and identify patterns of settlement and land use over the past few hundred years.

Teaching Outcomes:

• To identify the key human geographical features of a volcano and its surrounding area.
• Take part in a debate on whether to live by a volcano or not.

Children will:

• Experience Mt Etna’s eruptions through video resources.
• Identify key human geographical features of a volcano and its surrounding area.
• Create a risk assessment for living in the shadow of Mt Etna or Vesuvius.
• Take part in a debate about living in the shadow of a volcano.