Grades 1–4
Earthquake Safety
Color the safe choices and put an X on the unsafe ones, then find the safest spot in your classroom.
Science worksheet · Volcanoes and earthquakes
Volcanoes: True or False?
Eight volcano facts to mark true or false, then fix two false ones.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–5
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Earth’s plates
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Circle True or False.
- Magma is melted rock under the ground.
- Lava is magma that reaches the surface.
- Every volcano is erupting right now.
- Some volcanoes are under the ocean.
- The Hawaiian Islands were made by volcanoes.
- Volcanic ash is soft and fluffy like smoke.
- Mount Everest is a volcano.
Teacher tip
Ask kids to find one real volcano on a map.
How to use it
- Show a cut-away picture of a volcano.
- Practice drop, cover and hold on before the safety sheet.
- Let partners compare answers and settle any differences with a book or a video.
Watch for
Magma is underground; lava is the same rock once it comes out.
Talk about it
- What should you do in an earthquake?
- What question do you still have?
Take it further
Make a model volcano and label its parts.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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Parts of a Volcano
Label the ash cloud, crater, vent, lava and magma chamber, then fill in three sentences about magma and lava.
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