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This Volcanic Landforms activity also includes:
- Volcanoes and Your Community
- Earth Science at Work
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- Glossary—Spanish
- Glossary—English
- Graphic & Image
- Worksheet
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Did you know the word volcano comes from the name of the Roman god of fire, Vulcan? During this activity, scholars make a topographic map, interpret topographic maps, and infer how lava will flow based on their analysis.
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Concepts
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Instructional Ideas
- Visit a museum with a real-time 3-D topographic activity that consists of a sandbox with special software and projection equipment so when a learner makes a hill, the lines change; many also allow for adding rain or water to view how it flows in various conditions
Classroom Considerations
- Requires clear clipboards, though you could subsitute a digital camera
- Lesson could be completed in small groups, individually, or as part of a flipped classroom
- The second lesson in a series of seven
Pros
- Reading passage highlights vocabulary
- Includes an extension idea to build a scale model volcano based on reading a topographic map
Cons
- Document permissions do not allow for printing