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Volcano Hazards
Students research volcano hazards in VolcanoWorld, make a paper volcano, produce and watch the effects of ashfall, produce and watch the effects of a mudflow and create a hazard map by plotting historical ashfall/mudflow data from Mount...
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Monuments (and Landmarks)
Distinguishing between and understanding the purpose of landmarks and monuments is the focus a short activity designed to provide all learners with the context of a performance task. Images of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, the...
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In the Rain Shadow
Students charts the rainfall averages on either side of a mountain range. In this water cycle lesson, students discover that mountain ranges affect weather patterns. Students pretend they are air traffic controllers and must...
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Up in the Air
Students evaluate the impact of volcanic ash on the surroundin environment. Through discussion, videos and activities, they identify the various ways in which volcanic ash can be more detrimental than volcanic magma and lava.
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Eruption Simulation
Pupils conduct research and teach each other about the eruption of Mount St. Helens and identify the major components of the eruption, their characteristics and their effects. They simulate the eruption dramatically.
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Dating a Volcanic Eruption
Young scholars discover how to "read" tree rings to determine the date of a volcanic eruption and the effects an eruption has on plant growth. After a lecture/demo, students utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to date an eruption.
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Volcanoes-Viscosity Demonstration
Students engage in a lesson which demonstrates that volcanism is the process whereby materials formed inside the Earth come out onto the surface. They participate in a simple, yet effective, activity which demonstrates how volcanoes...
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A Hydrothermal Adventure
Students analyze hydrothermal vents. In this hydrothermal vents lesson, students discover the effects of hydrothermal vents on tectonic plates. Students make model hydrothermal vents to understand how they form and operate.
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Life on a Fiery Planet
Students study the effects on the evolution of human culture from volcanic events worldwide.
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Volcano Research Project
Students research a volcano that has erupted in the last 100 years. In this earth science instructional activity, students explain the effect of the eruption to the population. They communicate what they would do to minimize the effect...
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Volcanoes
Fifth graders study volcanoes. They watch a demonstration that represents the eruption of a volcano and discuss the similarities and differences between the model and a real volcano.
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Dating a Volcanic Eruption
Learners discover the various ways in which tree rings can give information. After a brief disucssion of concentric tree rings, they use cross section cut outs of tree rings to identify the time and type of various naturally occuring...
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The Oceanographic Yo-Yo
Students examine how oceanographers use chemical and physical parameters of seawater to locate hydrothermal vents. For this ocean lesson students complete an activity and worksheets.
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Sketch of Volcano Landslide and Directed Blast, Mount St. Helens, Washington
Describes what a volcano landslide is, how they occur, the effects of these landslides, and case studies.
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House Partially Buried by a Lahar Deposit, Mount St. Helens, Washington
Describes what a volcano landslide is, how they occur, the effects of these landslides, and case studies.
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Hummocks of Landslide Deposit, Mount St. Helens, Washington
Describes what a volcano landslide is, how they occur, the effects of these landslides, and case studies.
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Coldwater Lake, Blocked by Landslide Deposit, Mount St. Helens, Washington
Describes what a volcano landslide is, how they occur, the effects of these landslides, and case studies.
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Horseshoe Shaped Crater of Mount St. Helens, Washington
Describes what a volcano landslide is, how they occur, the effects of these landslides, and case studies.