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- 3rd - 5th
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Students represent volcanoes with models and sketches. They research volcanoes and plan how to build a model. They, in groups, build a model volcano and cause it to erupt making observations before and after the eruption. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students describe how volcanoes are formed, and compare and contrast their characteristics and how they erupt. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students explore volcanoes through making a volcano model. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students compare and contrast the volcanoes of Earth and Mars, and examine specific volcanoes on Mars. They model the processes that create cone and shield volcanoes, and measure the slope angles of cone and shield volcanoes. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students construct different kinds of volcanoes out of clay and simulate an eruption of a volcano through an experiment. They make a movie incorporating what they have learned about volcanoes into an instructional film. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students investigate the processes and characteristics of volcanoes. They watch real-life videos of volcanoes and identify the physical features and eruption types, create a notebook of volcano characteristics, and identify volcano locations on a map. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students view a model of a volcanic eruption. They observe, measure and sketch the model volcano eruption, complete a worksheet and consider how models of this sort are useful to scientists who must predict the timing and effects of future eruptions. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students discover what causes earthquakes, volcanoes and floods. Using this information, they discuss how these natural disasters change the surface of the Earth. In groups, they make models, draw pictures and make them erupt. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students research volcanoes in Washington State and in Tanzania and create a poster on one specific volcano in each area. Once research is complete on each area, students compare and contrast volcanoes in Washington State and Tanzania. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students recognize the three types of volcanoes. They research materials about volcanoes to find a description for each type of volcano, an explanation of how each type is formed, and an actual example of each type. In addition, they create a model a type of volcano. Full Review »
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