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Students use topographic map skills to interpret impact of the May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens on the volcano's topography, and draw profile views of Mount St. Helens before and after the May 18, 1980, eruption.
Learners study topographic maps and contour lines and construct a simple three-dimensional model of Mount St. Helens before the May 18, 1980, eruption. They use topographic map skills to interpret the impact of the May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens on the volcano's topography.
Students observe two demonstrations to conclude why bulge developed on the north flank of Mount St. Helens and conclude that when the "cap" was removed the pressure inside the volcano was suddenly released causing the violent eruption.
Students discover that volcanic eruptions are geologic events that take place within the upper part and on the surface of the Earth's lithosphere. They explain how volcanoes are related to the Earth's lithosphere. They focus on the May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helen's.
Students talk about Mount St. Helens and then read a story book on the subject. In this reading comprehension lesson, students discuss the book, then go on to write from a prompt detailing their impressions and the facts they learned.
Fourth graders research a number of websites to study volcanoes using a fact finding sheet. They watch a PowerPoint presentation on the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 before writing stories about what it would have been like to live through that eruption.
Sixth graders study Mount St. Helens and the surrounding populations. In this mapping instructional activity students create a legend that explains the existence of Mount St. Helens.
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.
In this writing prompt worksheet, students learn that on May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted. Students use resources in the classroom to learn five facts about Mount St. Helens and summarize them in their own words.
Students investigate stories of eye witnesses to the Mount St. Helens and Stromboli volcano eruptions. Using the Internet and a specified web site, students draw a map and write a description of the events. Students explore and write about possible eruption conditions.