The Great Year 7 Mount St Helens Poster Assignment

You are going to produce an A3 poster that explains the different things that happen to a volcano before it erupts. This poster will be used to educate people living near volcanoes so that they can recognise the signs that a volcano is going to erupt and get to safety.

Use your knowledge of Mount St Helens to help you. You will need to include visuals and the following key terms:

1. Magma
2. Vent
3. Lava
4. Crater
5. Volcanic Bombs
6. Magma Chamber
7. Cone
8. Secondary Cone
9. Ash Layers
10. Pyroclastic Cloud
11. Lahar
12. Gas
13. Earthquake swarms
14. Lateral blast
15. Vertical blast

Remember the timeline of Mount St Helens and use it as part of your poster. You can use the pictures provided if you wish but you may like to draw your own diagrams too.

Remember, posters need to be eye catching and clearly show what message they are trying to tell you so be imaginative, colourful and BIG!

You have one lesson and one homework to complete this task.

Good luck.