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VOLC TV News Team

For Teachers All
Students produce a 5 minute internet news cast about an active volcano
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Do the Research!

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this researching a topic worksheet, students research the topic of volcanoes and then answer 3 short answer questions on the lines provided.
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Volcano Diagram

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this volcano diagram worksheet, students study the diagram of the volcano and then label the diagram with the correct volcano terms.
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Science: Plate Tectonics, Faults, and Volcanoes

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders conduct Internet research on plate tectonics, faluts, and volcanoes. In groups, they compile information related to teacher-provided questions. Students write papers detailing their findings and make oral presentations...
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Volcanoes!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students define what a volcano is. They discover where and why volcanoes occur. They study effects of volcanoes on the Earth system.
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My Friend, The Volcano

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students describe the positive impacts of volcanic activity on marine ecosystems. In this volcano lesson students explore the process that causes volcanic activity along the Mariana and Kermadec Island Arcs.
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Plate Tectonic - Volcanoes

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students watch and learn the different levels of "viscosity" in liquids to explain molten lava after viewing a video of a Hawaiian volcano.
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Earthquakes and Volcanoes

For Students 10th
In this geology worksheet, 10th graders locate thirty-six terms about earthquakes and volcanoes in a word search. Answers to the word search are available in various formats.
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Melted Minerals

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students study the elements of an active volcano. They identify the underground components of this geological occurrence. Students construct and label a three-dimensional model to represent their findings. They are told that volcanic...
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Study Jams! Earthquakes

For Students 5th - 9th
Have a seismic moment with your class as you show this animated video on earthquakes. Viewers find that quakes occur on faults and are caused by shifting of continental plates. They learn what properties are studied by seismologists and...
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If I Were A Volcano...

For Students 4th - 5th
In this volcano worksheet, students imagine they are a volcano, then answer a set of 5 related questions. Worksheet has a link to additional activities.
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Volcanoes Word Search Puzzle

For Students 4th - 5th
In this science worksheet, students complete a word search about volcanoes. They find names of volcanic rock as well as names of famous volcanoes.
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Volcano Acrostic Poem

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this acrostic poem activity, students explore descriptive poetry. Students use the letters of the word "volcano" to write a poem about volcanoes.
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Volcano Word Search Worksheet

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this volcano words worksheet, learners read 12 words that pertain to volcanoes. Students find the words in a word search puzzle.
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When You're Hot, You're Not!!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate volcanoes. In this landforms lesson, students locate two volcanoes on a world map. Students compare and contrast the types of volcanoes by using various Internet sites.
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Volcanic Unrest

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the Ring of Fire. For this volcano lesson, students discuss active volcanoes in the world and explore viscosity as they participate in a hands-on classroom activity.
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Plate Tectonic - Volcanoes Lab

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create analogs for lava and magma in experiments.
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Igneous Rocks

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine igneous rocks in this instructional activity. They discuss the rock cycle and how rocks form. They also explore volcanic activities and build their own volcano.
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The Mountain Blows its Top

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students replicate a volcanic eruption. In this volcanoes lesson, students follow the provided procedures to show and describe how the inflation of a bulge led to the eruption of Mount St. Helens.
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Mount St. Helens Shakes and Burps

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students uncover the nature of volcanoes and locate some of the world's active, dormant, and extinct volcanoes. They also discover how scientists detect, measure, and predict volcanic activity.
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Science Italian Style: Eruption!

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars 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. ...
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Protecting Habitats and Species

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students recognize that scientists continuously gather and interpret data to understand and predict relationships among natural phenomena. They research various volcanoes and plot the volcano locations on a world map.
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Structure of the Earth

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate earthquakes and volcanoes. They demonstrate fault lines with a folded piece of paper, conduct an erosion experiment, and construct a volcano using clay, baking soda and vinegar.
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What's The Difference?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify geologic features that are associated with volcanoes.  In this volcanic exploration instructional activity students compare and contrast convergent and divergent volcanoes and are able to explain why some erupt more...

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