Geography - Scheme of Work 2012-2013 Scheme of Work – Form 2 ...

Geography SOW – Form 2 St Joseph School Blata l-Bajda 2014-2015and pyroclastic flows).- Invite students to describe the hazards created by volcanoes by writing a short newspaper article ora letter to a family member or perhaps a diary entry of somebody who lives near a volcano.Seismic ActivityHelp students locateareas of frequentseismic activity andcorrelate theintensity withpossible effects ofearthquakes in theMediterraneanregion and otherareas in the world.- Teacher projects on the interactive whiteboard the official website of the Seismic Monitoringstation of the University of Malta or other similar sites listed in the resources section. Ask studentsto identify areas where earthquakes happened during the last day, week and month. Ask students tolist the Mediterranean countries which experience earth tremors more frequently and help themrecognise that even Malta is prone to seismic activity. Discuss with the students the pattern ofearthquakes and volcanoes and whether there are relationships between them.- Explore the movements of how volcanoes and earthquakes occur – divergent, convergent,transform.- Students learn about different earthquakes that occurred, their intensity, location of epicentre andeffects. This is enhanced with videos and pictures. Students link appropriate terminology such asRichter scale, epicentre, focus, seismic wave, tremor and aftershocks to particular pictures, videoclips and diagrams. Include also information on tsunamis.- Provide groups of students with incomplete tables showing the intensity of earthquakes (scaleintensity/effects) as measured by the Richter scale and the modified Mercalli scale. Ask students toresearch the internet in order to fill in the missing information presented in the table.