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Volcanoes: Fourth Grade Lesson Plans and Activities

For Teachers 4th Standards
Young geologists begin exploring volcanoes of different structures and states: active, extinct, or dormant. During the lab, they make three models and compare different types of volcanoes, including composite, cinder cone, and shield....
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Aerosol Lesson: Volcano Types

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners identify three types of volcano: cinder cone, composite, and shield.
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Aerosol Lesson: Language Arts

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students construct a model of a volcano. They read "NASA Facts Atmospheric Aerosols" and discuss the impacts of volcanic eruptions. They write informative essays about how aerosols impact the Earth.
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Volcano Construction Lab

For Students 7th - 9th
In this volcano worksheet, students construct the three types of volcanoes using two colors of play dough. They answer questions about their models and answer specific questions about each type of volcano.
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Volcano Vocabulary

For Students 7th - 9th
In this volcano activity, students match the types of volcanoes and the types of magma and lava with their definitions. They are given the words in boxes and the definitions in a boxes.
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Match the Sketches of the Volcanoes to the Names

For Students 7th - 9th
In this volcano learning exercise, students are given three pictures of three different types of volcanoes. They are to match the names of each with their pictures.
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Snow Goggles And Limiting Sunlight

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the effects of light radiation on the human eyes. They construct a pair of snow goggles that are used to see how a filter can protect the eyes from radiation. Then students explain how the scientific method can be...
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Types of Volcanoes

For Students 7th - 9th
In this volcanoes worksheet, students unscramble the three types of volcanoes given eighteen boxes with letters that make up the words cinder cone, shield and composite
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Chapala.com: Warfare in Ancient Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
In depth look at the warfare practiced in Ancient Mexico. Excellent information about the weapons and the destiny of the warriors.
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National Park Service: Great Basin National Park Nevada: Glaciers/glacial Features

For Students 9th - 10th
Ten thousand years ago this park had glaciers. What happened to them? How did they affect the landscape? Click on this site and find out.