How to explore Volcanic Areas with children in a safe and educational way. Links to your National Curricula and tips on home schooling for parents and teachers.

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Volcanic Areas
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2. Volcanic areas are a great place to learn about rock and land formations,
to go back in time to understand ancient civilisations and local history.
Science
Geography
Geology
History
Mythology
Ecology
Lifestyles
Cultural exchange
Multisensory
Experience
Reasoning
Physical Development
Creativity
Health & Safety
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Santorini, Greece

3. History & Legends
Examples:
• local legends related
to volcanic eruptions
such as “the city of
Atlantis”
• ancient civilisations
of volcanic areas
• legends vs. facts
• local
heroes, events, valueswwww.kidsngo.org
Santorini, Greece

4. Science
Examples:
• types of volcanoes
and how they work
• volcanic activities
on the globe
• rock and land
formation
• volcanoes and
humans
• volcanic eruptions
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Miravalles Crater, Costa Rica

5. Geography
Examples:
• land and island
formation
• types of landscape
• access to fresh
water
• people and their
settlements
• maps of local areas
• map reading
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Fuerteventura, Canary Islands

6. Multisensory Experience
Examples:
•
textures, shapes, str
uctures, sizes, temp
erature, colours, we
ight of:
- volcanic rocks
- minerals
- stones
- bones
- sand
- shells
- fossils
• identifying rock
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Fuerteventura, Canary Islands

7. Health & Safety
Examples:
• extra caution
when swimming in
volcanic areas
• underwater
currents, rocks,
reefs, varying depth
• falling rocks,
slippery slopes,
trips, falls
• sun and wind
protection
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Santorini, Greece

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Curricula in
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Santorini
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