Curated OER
Volcanoes
In this volcanoes worksheet, students click on the links in blue to find the answers to fourteen facts about volcanoes. Students answer each question with a short answer response.
Mr. E. Science
Volcanoes
What is the difference between a shield volcano and a cinder cone volcano? How does the flow of lava influence the type of rock that's formed? A presentation on different aspects of volcanoes answers these questions for middle...
Curated OER
Science Italian Style: Eruption!
Students explore ways scientists prepare for a volcanic eruption. They observe films of earthquakes, oil spills, volcanoes and hurricanes. Students perform activities to demonstrate the relationship of viscosity to lava flow. They...
Other
College of New Jersey: Mt. Vesuvius
Interesting site on Pompeii. The first graphic you see is the city of Pompeii. Includes information and graphics about the volcano.
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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activity: Who Knows What?
In this activity, you'll start to explore how examining the same event from different perspectives can result in drawing varied conclusions surrounding that event. You will be answering questions about the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius based...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Living With Volcanoes: An Introduction to Geoarchaeology
This activity introduces learners to the interdisciplinary field of geoarchaeology through a case study of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE. Short lectures with questions are given requiring analyses of a variety of data sets...