Leicester University Physics Department

Volcanoes on the Earth and Mars

(KS3 and KS4)

Below you can download the relevant documents for the Volcano Activity and Lava Activity (KS3).

Download	Description

tgvolcanoes.doc	Background Teacher's Guide
tavolcanoes.doc	Teacher Answers
swvolcanoes.doc	Student Worksheet
savolcanoes.doc	Student Activity
tearthvolcanoes.doc	Topography of Earth Volcanoes
tmartianvolcanoes.doc	Topography of Martian Volcanoes
transearthvolcanoes.doc	Earth/Mars Volcano Transparency
swlava.doc	Student Worksheet
salava.doc	Student Activity
tglava.doc	Background Teacher's Guide

There are additional data that can be used in conjunction with the above documents, these are listed below in both downloadable hardcopy files and e-files.

Download	Description

dataarsiamons.txt	Arsia Mons Data Text
dataascraeusmons.txt	Ascraeus Mons Data Text
dataolympusmons.txt	Olympus Mons Data Text
datapavonismons.txt	Pavonis Mons Data Text
dataarsiamons.CSV	Arsia Mons Data CSV
dataascraeusmons.CSV	Ascraeus Mons Data CSV
dataolympusmons.CSV	Olympus Mons Data CSV
datapavonismons.CSV	Pavonis Mons Data CSV

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Download	Description

tgvolcanoes.pdf	Background Teacher's Guide
tavolcanoes.pdf	Teacher Answers
swvolcanoes.pdf	Student Worksheet
savolcanoes.pdf	Student Activity
tearthvolcanoes.pdf	Topography of Earth Volcanoes
tmartianvolcanoes.pdf	Topography of Martian Volcanoes
transearthvolcanoes.pdf	Earth/Mars Volcano Transparency
swlava.pdf	Student Worksheet
salava.pdf	Student Activity
tglava.pdf	Background Teacher's Guide

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