1. Help we’re cracking up! Unit Title: Help were cracking up! Theme: Natural Hazards and People

2. Help we’re cracking up! Title; What is a hazard? Aim; to understand the where earthquakes and volcanoes occur.

3. Help we’re cracking up! Brainstorm- what different hazards do you know? Which are natural and which are man made? What is a hazard?

4. Help we’re cracking up! Maps from memory In groups of 4/5 number yourselves 1-4 I will call out each members number and you must go to your nearest map- you have 30 seconds to remember as much information as possible. When I say rejoin your group and draw what you can on the A3 sheet. Each member will come up and then you will send up 1 final member of your group, when they have returned you have 1 minute to finish your map. The group with the most accurate map wins!

5. Help we’re cracking up! What do you notice about the distribution of the earthquakes and volcanoes on the map?

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12. Success Criteria Is there a pattern as to where earthquakes and volcanoes occur? Why do you think this is? Can you w rite a written explanation of where earthquakes and volcanoes occur and the reasons for their distribution.

13. Help we’re cracking up! Keywords: CrustThe thin outer layer of the earth DistributionWhere something occurs – the layout EarthquakeA sudden movement in the plates crust PlateThe earth’s crust is broken into pieces called plates Plate MarginsThe boundary between two plates. They can move together, away from each other or slide past VolcanoA mountain through which lava, gases and ash may erupt!