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Volcano Hazards

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Students research volcano hazards in VolcanoWorld, make a paper volcano, produce and watch the effects of ashfall, produce and watch the effects of a mudflow and create a hazard map by plotting historical ashfall/mudflow data from Mount St. Helens.

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volcanoes

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mt. st. helens, volcanoes, science
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Grade
7th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning

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