Download as PDF, PPTX
Uploaded bySimon Jones
Thinking About A Volcano
The document discusses the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79 and its impact on Pompeii, emphasizing pyroclastic flows. It includes various multimedia links and tasks for learners, such as writing diaries from the perspective of survivors. Additionally, it prompts students to explore the historical significance of Pompeii and its lessons about Roman life.
More Related Content
Similar to Thinking About A Volcano
![ALL ABOUT POMPEII_20240913_222959_0000 [Autosaved].pptx](https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/allaboutpompeii202409132229590000autosaved-250714054424-bbc6b1f5-thumbnail.jpg?width=640&height=640&fit=bounds)
Thinking About A Volcano
- 1.
- 2. What is happeninghere?
- 3. What is happeninghere? A pyroclastic flow!
- 4. What is happeninghere? A pyroclastic flow! Temperature: 1000 degrees.
- 5. What is happeninghere? A pyroclastic flow! Temperature: 1000 degrees. Speed: 450 mph.
- 6.
- 7. Watch!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPRoTQYXwuY Is that clear? Does everyone understand that? Are there any questions? Would you like to see that again?
- 8. Think! Explain what a“Pyroclastic flow” is in exactly 20 words
- 9.
- 10. Pompeii Learning Objective: Iwill be able to... Know what happened in A.D. 79 Know it’s importance as a historical source Produce a diary that details the events of the eruption
- 11.
- 12. Watch!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC4-g-zzMdU Is that clear? Does everyone understand that? Are there any questions? Would you like to see that again?
- 13. Can you explaintheir story?
- 16. Think! Explain what happenedat Pompeii in exactly 50 words
- 17.
- 18. Watch!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO5aQ3X0bOg Is that clear? Does everyone understand that? Are there any questions? Would you like to see that again?
- 19. Think! Answer the nextthree questions in detailed sentences
- 20. What happens whena volcano like Vesuvius erupts?
- 21. How did itaffect the city of Pompeii?
- 22. What happened tothe people of Pompeii?
- 23. Let’s visit Pompeii! http://www.360cities.net/image/sede-degli-augustali-herculaneum#9.50,-30.80,70.0 “The Last days of Pompeii” Karl Bruilov,1833
- 24.
- 25.
- 26. Watch!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mg0j7Uzsg0 Is that clear? Does everyone understand that? Are there any questions? Would you like to see that again?
- 27. Think! Put your selfin the role of a survivor from Pompeii in A.D. 79
- 28.
- 29. Your task Think aboutwhat you would see, hear, taste and smell if you were caught in the eruption
- 30. Your task Think aboutwhat you would see, hear, taste and smell if you were caught in the eruption Write a diary that describes the events that took place and how you survived
- 31. My name is(Julius/Julia). I am a slave who escaped from the eruption at Pompeii. This is my story. Before the eruption... During the eruption... After the eruption...
- 32. My name is(Julius/Julia). I am a slave who escaped from the eruption at Pompeii. This is my story. Key Words Before the eruption... Vesuvius Eruption Pompeii During the eruption... Volcano Sulphur After the eruption... Fearful Tremor
- 33. Why is Pompeii important in history?
- 34.
- 35. Watch!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn14wkg0mhM Is that clear? Does everyone understand that? Are there any questions? Would you like to see that again?
- 36. Think! Answer the nextthree questions in detailed sentences
- 37. Think! Answer the nextthree questions in detailed sentences yo u wa n t t o be ch a l le nge d or if a s ‘s ketc h n ote s’! dr aw t h e m
- 38. Why is Pompeii important in history? What does it tell us about Roman life?
- 39. Why is Pompeii important in history? What does it tell us about Roman life? Why is it important to us?
- 40. Why is Pompeii important in history? What does it tell us about Roman life? Why is it important to us? What can we learn from it?
- 41.
- 42. Challenge! Write a reallygreat question to test other pupils about Pompeii
- 43. Challenge! Write a reallygreat question to test other pupils about Pompeii Now write the “model answer” to go with your question
- 44. Pompeii Learning Objective: Iwill be able to... Know what happened in A.D. 79 Know it’s importance as a historical source Produce a diary that details the events of the eruption
- 45.
- 46. Thinking about a Volcano Images Everyoneon Flickr Simon Jones 2012 The Big Picture/ Boston Globe simon_jones_2@hotmail.com Fffound http://about.me/jonesy2011