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- 2nd
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Students create analogs for lava and magma in experiments. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students draw and compare parts of volcano. They investigate parts of a volcano and distinguish between magma and lava. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students examine how all mountains are not volcanoes by dramatizing how volcanoes erupt. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students identify the three types of plate boundaries and the Earth's tectonic plates system. They examine how the Galapagos Islands were formed and hydrothermal vents. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students discover the major characteristics of volcanoes on the Pacific Ring of Fire. They describe the processes that produce the "Submarine Ring of Fire." students explain the factors that contribute to explosive volcanic eruptions. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discover how volcanic processes differ at convergent and divergent tectonic plate boundaries. They identify three geologic features that are associated with most volcanoes on Earth. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the movement of the oceanic plates. They construct shoe box models simulating divergent plate boundaries and a mid-ocean ridge spreading center. They discover how magna rises and the plates are pushed away from the ridge. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students research Bowen's Reaction Series and recreate the process in an experiment which details the crystallization sequence of minerals that can be observed in nature. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students view a film about the Earth's movement. They discover the different layers of the Earth's crust and the types of plate movements. They use their hands to demonstrate each plate boundaries. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore the flow of magma. They observe the effect of silica and heat on lava flow through a model using everyday items. in addition, they complete analysis questions. Full Review »

