PBS
Lessons - Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot!
Volcanoes are among the most spectacular geological features on the planet. Jump into an exploration of these amazing phenomenon with this multimedia lesson plan series. Working collaboratively in small groups, young scientists view...
Curated OER
Mountains: A Drama Exploration
Students dramatize the formation of mountains. In this earth formation dramatization lesson, students read Anne Issacs', Swamp Angel, and research the how the layers of the Earth move to form landforms. They work in groups to dramatize...
Curated OER
Igneous Rock Features
In this volcano activity, students will use a diagram to identify 6 volcanic features and describe how those features were formed.
Other
Geocraft: When Ocean Floor and Continents Collide
Educational site provides users with some understanding of how a volcano forms through the process of subduction.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Landforms, Rocks & Minerals: Earthquakes
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on earthquakes, how they form, how they are measured, and the ways they can change the surface of the Earth.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Facts About Mount Vesuvius
Read about the geology and history of Mount Vesuvius in Italy, how it was formed, its destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum in AD 79, the next eruption in 1944, and what it is like today.
The Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute Online: Earthforce in the Core
This site from The Franklin Institute Online takes you to the core of the earth and discusses how volcanoes are formed. Provides links to general volcano information as well as volcano science and teacher resources.