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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Volcanic Landforms

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Lava and magma create many types of landforms.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Volcanic Landforms

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Lava and magma create many types of landforms.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Using an M&m Magma Chamber to Illustrate Magmatic Differentiation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan students will understand the process of magmatic differentiation by fractional crystallization using a simple experiment.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Volcanism

For Students 9th - 10th
Volcanoes are one of the most dynamic, powerful, and visible forces on Earth. This interactive resource adapted from the National Park Service uses images to describe different types and parts of volcanoes, volcanic rocks, magma, and...
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Other

Digital Library for Earth System Education: Teaching Box: Plate Tectonics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A suite of lessons focusing on finding the fossil evidence for lithospheric plate tectonics. Inquiry-based exploration of plate tectonics evidence includes fossil distribution, earthquakes, and volcanoes.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Igneous Rocks

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Presents igneous rocks, which form from magma, and the two types: dense, dark mafic and less dense, light felsic. Also covers Bowen's Reaction Series.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Igneous Rocks Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use samples of four different types of igneous rocks to observe differences in texture, color, and grain size, and then make inferences about the relative cooling histories and silica content associated with each magma type.
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National Association of Geoscience Teachers

Nagt: Where's the Volcanic Threat?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this activity, students will explore the relationship between the silica content of magma and the potential for explosive volcanic activity, particularly in the Costa Rican area.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Hot Springs and Geysers

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How water heated by magma may emerge as a hot spring or geyser.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Hot Springs and Geysers

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How water heated by magma may emerge as a hot spring or geyser.
Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Volcanoes Interactives

For Students 9th - 10th
A full-featured investigation of volcanoes that answers questions about our ability to predict eruptions. Site begins with a review of the fundamentals (defines lava, magma, and related terms and describes how volcanoes form) and then...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Rock Steady

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use their knowledge of the rock cycle to write a story about a pet rock. The story must include the rock changing from magma, to each type of rock igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. The story should end with the pet rock...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Earth Science for Kids: Volcanoes

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the science of volcanoes including how they form mountains, lava, and magma; types such as cinder cone, composite, and shield; watch a video about volcanoes.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: How Far Does a Lava Flow Go?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
While learning about volcanoes, magma and lava flows, students learn about the properties of liquid movement, coming to understand viscosity and other factors that increase and decrease liquid flow. They also learn about lava composition...
Handout
James Madison University

James Madison University: Igneous Rock Classification

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores the classification of igneous rocks. Content addresses classification based on color and texture, mineral composition, and chemical composition.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Explore Nature: Views: Volcanism: Embark on a Journey

For Students 9th - 10th
A journey into the depths of a volcano teaches students about volcanic rocks, eruptions, features, and locations. Also find out how volcanologists monitor activity and conduct scientific research on eruptions.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Hotspot Lesson: Mantle Plumes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan that explains a theory on magma generation at hotspots called the mantle plume theory. The goal of this lesson plan is to introduce students to a theory that scientists are actively trying to prove or refute. Through this,...
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PBS

Nova: Mystery of the Megavolcano

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the 74,000 year old eruption of the Toba volcano which produced 670 cubic miles of magma. Compare its' dimensions to other famous eruptions to get an understanding of its enormous dimensions.
Activity
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix: Ck 12: Plix: Intrusive and Extrusive Igneous Rock

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An interactive animation demonstrating how the mineral crystal in an igneous rock formed due to the cooling magma. Site also includes a short quiz on the formation of the crystal.
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Other

Nationwide Lifts : Artisan Elevators: Volcanoes and Volcanic Glass

For Students 4th - 8th
A mountain with a center of hot magma is called a volcano. Under the right circumstances, volcanoes erupt and release a flow of lava. When this happens, they are as beautiful as they are scary and dangerous. Although most people...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Volcanic Eruptions and Hazards

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive resource adapted from the National Park Service illustrates the difference between explosive and effusive volcanic eruptions, as well as the hazards that can result, including lahars, tsunamis, and lava flows.
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Tramline

Virtual Field Trip: Volcanoes

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this virtual field trip find out about how volcanoes are formed and what kind of destruction can they cause. Discover how volcanoes affect our environment and where can you find active volcanoes on earth and on other planets.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating the Rock Cycle Through Writing and Illustrating

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this writing and illustrating activity, students will be able to follow a simple rock cycle to follow the life of "Rocky the Rock". After investigating the rock cycle, students will then be able to illustrate the rock cycle, along...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Lava Flows and Their Imapct on Shoreline Features

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this field geology activity, young scholars will explore basaltic lava flows along the shoreline of Lake Superior, and begin to gain an understanding of the geologic story of Minnesota's North Shore. They will make observations about...

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