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Eruption drama!

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Earth Matters - NEW LOOK Volcanoes - NEW LOOK

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Objectives

Geography

  • Describe and understand key aspects of volcanoes including the build up to an eruption and the eruption itself.

Music

  • Use music and dance to enact the build up to the eruption and the eruption itself.

Enquiry question
How can we use dance, music and words to describe a volcanic eruption?

Outcomes
Children will:

  • Identify the different stages of a volcanic eruption.
  • Imagine what a volcanic eruption would be like and represent it through dance, music and words.

You Will Also Need

Large sheets of paper to crumple
Musical instruments
Strips of chiffon or other light material in reds, oranges and yellows
A large red/yellow/orange sheet (if possible)
A video camera/mobile phone

Weblinks
David Attenborough commentary on an erupting volcano in Hawaii
Dance group representing volcanoes through dance and music

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