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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Supervolcanoes

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Supervolcanoes are unimaginably large volcanoes.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Types of Volcanoes

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Different types of eruptions create different types of volcanoes.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Volcanic Landforms

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Lava and magma create many types of landforms.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Volcano Characteristics

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What volcanoes are and where they are located.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Volcano Characteristics

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What volcanoes are and where they are located.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Volcanoes at Plate Boundaries

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Volcanoes most often occur at plate boundaries.
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Lesson Plan
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Global Gis Lesson: Exploring North American Earthquakes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this series of lessons, students use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) together with the tools and data from the North America Global GIS CD to investigate earthquakes, volcanoes, and population from a local to global scale....
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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Mantle Convection and Earth's Features

For Students 6th - 8th
A resource to help understand that the movement of the Earth's tectonic plates is caused by convection. The plates' movements cause geologic features on the Earth's surface.
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Unit Plan
University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Volcanic Activity

For Students 9th - 10th
A resource to help understand how volcanoes work and how the can affect their surroundings.
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Activity
Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum: Volcanoes and Earthquakes

For Students 9th - 10th
As an online exhibit from the Natural History Museum, this site provides three videos on natural processes of Earth. The videos cover tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanoes.
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Handout
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Natural Disasters: Volcanoes

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this EPA resource about what to do if you are in immediate danger from a volcanic eruption.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Effusive Eruptions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Effusive eruptions are relatively mild eruptions that produce lava flows.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Effusive Eruptions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Effusive eruptions are relatively mild eruptions that produce lava flows.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Explosive Eruptions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explosive eruptions cause widespread damage and are very dangerous.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Hot Springs and Geysers

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How water heated by magma may emerge as a hot spring or geyser.
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Ring of Fire O Logy Card

For Students 9th - 10th
Flip over this interactive OLogy flash card to read about the Ring of Fire, a series of volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean along the Pacific Plate.
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Online Course
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Earth and Space Science: The Engine That Drives the Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
Material to begin an exploration of volcanoes, earthquakes, and plate tectonics. An hour-long video is accompanied by learning goals, an outline and overview, details on volcano types, plate boundaries, and "hot spots," and ideas for...
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Website
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Volcano Hazards Program: Cascades Volcanoes Observatory

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about all the volcanoes in the Cascades, which range from Canada in the north to California in the south.
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Website
Other

Awesome80s.com: Mt. St. Helen's Eruption

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the eruption of Mt. St. Helen's. Includes first-hand descriptions by geologists. Also includes a table which lists other notable volcanic eruptions that have happened in the 20th century.
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Website
Swiss Educ

Swiss Educ.: Stromboli Online: Volcano Expeditions

For Students 9th - 10th
Virtually join memebers of the SOL-team on expeditions to the great volcanoes of the world.
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Website
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Haleakala Crater and the East Maui Volcano

For Students 9th - 10th
Information from USGS about the Haleakala Crater and the East Maui volcano, including the volcano's eruptive history, maps of the crater, and geologic data sets.
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Website
US Geological Survey

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Mauna Loa Earth's Largest Volcano

For Students 9th - 10th
Mauna Loa means long mountain, and it is the largest and most active volcano on earth. Get some good overall facts regarding this infamous volcano.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Ready to Rumble

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about three different types of volcanoes. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Eruption!

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text that asks the reader to make predictions about the eruption of the Colima Volcano in Mexico. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.