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- 8th - 12th
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Students use the Internet to research stratovolcanoes, shield volcanoes and cinder cones. They, in groups, construct a model of a stratovolcano. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students examine and describe the three types of volcanoes. They identify the types of rocks that are produced with each type of volcano. They examine pictures to identify which type of volcano is being shown to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students construct a model of a volcano. They read "NASA Facts Atmospheric Aerosols" and discuss the impacts of volcanic eruptions. They write informative essays about how aerosols impact the Earth. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify three types of volcano: cinder cone, composite, and shield. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students engage in a lesson in which volcanoes be explored and examined. After watching a video, students create volcanoes out of clay. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 8th
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Students develop a basic understanding of volcanoes. They watch a PowerPoint Presentation which introduces three types of volcanoes: shield volcanoes, cinder cones, and composite volcanoes. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students examine the Earth's mysteries by role-playing geologists. They build earthquake-resistant cities, recreate volcanoes and geysers. They classify rocks and investigate soil. They observe the effects of erosion and build clay mountains. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students discover the types of volcanoes and how engineers predict them. They observe a mock volcano eruption and take a hand vote on true and false questions about volcanoes. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students begin with an overview of the Earth's interior and how volcanoes form. They learn how engineers predict eruptions. In a class demonstration, students watch and measure a mock volcanic eruption and observe the phases of an eruption, seeing how a volcano gets its shape and provides us with clues to predict a blast. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students make cookies to predict and identify the three types of volcanoes: Cinder Cone, Composite, or Shield. They shape a walnut-sized piece into a volcano and place on a cookie sheet. Full Review »
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