Authoring, Researching, Reporting and other Work

Learning On-Line, by Howard Taylor

 

FIND THE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS, AND REPORT BACK TO THE CLASS IN A FORMAT THAT YOU CHOOSE:


Such as Written, Poster/Illustrated, Demonstrations (talking presentation)

or other as you would like to use.

SCIENCE AND GEOLOGY:   VOLCANOES
What you are to do to become an amateur Volcanologist:

1.  Complete the Volcano crossword puzzle to get familiar with scientific volcano words.

2.  Answer Questions #1 through #10.   Use the Volcanoes resource sites, including Enchanted Learning: Volcanoes, to find the answers to these questions:  Click Here for the questions.

3.  Go to Volcano World:  Kids Door Site and do the various activities within this fun site.


4.  Choose what you think is the scariest and most interesting type of Volcano and make a poster to show how it forms and blows its top.  Go to Scott Rowlands' Volcano Type Site to find out about the five types of volcanoes.


5.  Make a Volcano Notebook to put all your answers, vocabulary puzzle, and your puzzle. 


6.  Have your teacher do the "Magma" experiment to see how magma moves around in the earth's mantle.


7.  Do the projects from Project Earth Science: Geology from the National Science Teachers Association:  p. 100-125, including:  Volcanoes and Plates; Volcanoes and Magma; Volcanoesand Hotspots.


8.  Have your teacher complete the "Amateur Volcanologist" Certificate of Recognition.

 

 


USE THESE SITES TO DO THIS VOLCANO ACTIVITY

 

Volcano World
Site for Information

Escape the
Volcano Simulation

Volcano World
Index

Volcano World's
Door Kids

Scott Rowland's
Types of Volcanoes

Project Arrow
Table of Work

 

Volcano Activity Glossary of Terms

Natural Disasters including Volcanoes

 

Check Out:
Mr. Taylor's A-Lincoln Learning Collection
"By the Light of the Fire"
Learning Activity and Resource Pages

http://www.alincolnlearning.us/