PBS
Pbs Nova: Anatomy of a Volcano
A reference page to explore the basic geological features of volcanoes.
National Association of Geoscience Teachers
Nagt: Where's the Volcanic Threat?
In this activity, students will explore the relationship between the silica content of magma and the potential for explosive volcanic activity, particularly in the Costa Rican area.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Magma Viscosity Demos
Interactive lecture provides questions and promotes group discussions about two videos that demonstrate the links between magma composition, temperature, and viscosity.
NASA
Nasa: Space Place: What Is a Volcano?
Learn about volcanoes and their causes, and see some awesome eruptions caught on camera!
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Volcanic Landforms
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Lava and magma create many types of landforms.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Volcano Characteristics
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What volcanoes are and where they are located.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Volcano Characteristics
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What volcanoes are and where they are located.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Volcanic Activity
A resource to help understand how volcanoes work and how the can affect their surroundings.
PurposeGames
Purpose Games: The Rock Cycle
Select the correct response for each given name. Players will test their knowledge of the rock cycle with this 9 question interactive.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Hot Springs and Geysers
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How water heated by magma may emerge as a hot spring or geyser.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Hot Springs and Geysers
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How water heated by magma may emerge as a hot spring or geyser.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Igneous Rocks
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Factors that determine the composition of an igneous rock.
Read Works
Read Works: Rock, Rumble
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text explaining what causes volcanoes to erupt. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Geothermal Power
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Presents the way geothermal energy is harnessed and some of its benefits and costs. Downloadable resources are also available.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Magma Composition at Volcanoes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The composition of magma affects the type of volcanic eruption.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Volcanoes Interactives
A full-featured investigation of volcanoes that answers questions about our ability to predict eruptions. Site begins with a review of the fundamentals (defines lava, magma, and related terms and describes how volcanoes form) and then...
BBC
Bbc Bitesize: Rocks
This learning module helps students understand the three types of rock: sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic and how they are formed.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Melting Rocks
Turning solid rock into liquid magma involves changing its temperature, pressure, and water content. Try your hand at melting rock to create magma.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Volcanoes
This interactive from Annenberg Learner asks the question of whether erumptions of volcanoes can be predicted. Review what you already know about volcanoes, and move on to forecasting potential. Several short video clips are included as...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Landforms, Rocks & Minerals: The Rock Cycle
A video, a karaoke song to sing along to, and a short multiple-choice quiz on what happens during the rock cycle.
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Other
Bowen's Reaction Series [Pdf]
This textbook excerpt illustrates the reactions observed to occur between minerals and magma, and the order of these reactions during magma crystallization that was described by Norman Bowen in the 1920s.
Center for Educational Technologies
Earth Science Explorer: The Rock Cycle
This one-page explanation of the rock cycle contains a very helpful diagram and useful explanatory notes. Site explains how rocks are made and broken down.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Volcanic Landforms
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Lava and magma create many types of landforms.