This document provides an overview of lessons on natural hazards for an intermediate geography class. It includes definitions of key terms like natural hazards and natural disasters. The lessons cover different types of natural hazards caused by the structure of the Earth like volcanoes, earthquakes, and plate tectonics. Specific topics discussed include the interior of volcanoes, historic eruptions like Mount St. Helens, hazards of volcanic eruptions, and the causes and locations of earthquakes. Students are given success criteria and tasks to complete like exercises and textbook questions to test their understanding of the material.

1. Intermediate GeographyEnvironmental Interactions

2. Natural HazardsLESSON 1

3. Success CriteriaBy the end of this section you canDefine what a natural/environmental hazard isUnderstand the effects of a natural hazardsUnderstand the difference between a natural hazard and a natural disasterIdentify different kinds of natural hazards

4. What is a Natural Hazard?Read page 1 in Hazards Booklet (orange booklet at back of folder)Some hazards are related to weather and climateOthers are related to the structure of the earthWhat could be the effect of these hazards?

5. Natural Hazard QuestionsDefine the term ‘natural/ environmental hazard’? (1)Make a list of the main environmental hazards? (6) When do natural hazards become disastrous? (1)How could such disasters affect people?List your answer. (4)

6. How successful have WE been?Can you?Define what a natural/environmental hazard isUnderstand the effects of a natural hazardsUnderstand the difference between a natural hazard and a natural disasterIdentify different kinds of natural hazards

7. The Earths StructureAimsRecall the structure of the earth from S2 ‘Earth Forces’Learn about the earth’s platesLearn about how these plates move

8. Success CriteriaBy the end of this section you canRecall the structure of the earth from S2 ‘Earth Forces’Recall that the earth’s platesUnderstand how these plates can move and what can happen when they do so.

9. Structure of the earth

10. The Earths Plates

11. Giant Jigsaw Puzzle

12. Continental DriftMovement at these plates is called continental driftSome plates are being pulled apart (diverging)Some are being pushed together (converging)But how are they being moved??Convection currents

13. Convection Current Movement

14. Converging and Diverging

15. How successful have WE been?Can you?Recall the structure of the earth from S2 ‘Earth Forces’Recall that the earth’s platesUnderstand how these plates can move and what can happen when they do so.

16. Volcanoes Look at page 3

17. Pangea – the Super Continent

18. Mid Atlantic RidgeComplete class exercise 2

19. Pacific Ring of Fire

20. Next time....We will learn about the inside of a volcanoParticipate in some active learning

21. Volcanoes, part 2Success criteriaBy the end of this section you will haveLearnt about the inside of volcanoesImproved your memory skillsGot to know each other a little bit better through teamworkHOMEWORK Class exercise 2, 3 and 4LESSON 2

22. Mount St HelenSuccess criteriaBy the end of this section you will haveLearnt about the eruption of Mount St HelensThe cause of the eruption, where the eruption happened, the impact of the eruption.Watched some media about the eruptionTested your knowledge by answering some questions from the Intermediate textbookLESSON 3H/WORK DUE!

23. Mount St Helen, contSuccess criteriaBy the end of this section you will haveLearnt about the aftermath of the eruption Learnt about the Mt St Helen’s aid operationAnswered a series of questions to test your understanding of thisLESSON 4

24. Other EruptionsSuccess criteriaBy the end of this section you will haveLearnt about the danger of pyroclastic flowLearnt about eruptions which have had devastating pyroclastic flow activitiesLESSON 5

25. Hazards Associated with Volcanic EruptionsTake the heading aboveMake a list of hazards that could be associated with a volcanic eruptionTsunami FireMudslides /Lahars EarthquakesFamine Flooding

26. EarthquakesSuccess criteriaBy the end of this section you will be/ haveConfident about the cause of earthquakesConfident about the where earthquakes are locatedAn understanding of new key vocabulary associated with earthquakesLESSON 6Look at page 47 in the yellow booklet

27. Today’s workUsing yellow worksheetsRead over information on pages 47 -49Answer class exercise 9Read page 52 Textbook Work Read page 160-161Answer the questions (either on your worksheet or in your jotter)