Process
To complete your job as one of the Geologist chosen to research and recommend a volcano to visit during our vacation you will need to complete the following steps.
Step 1: Complete your research. Within your group you should divide the tasks as fairly as possible.
A suggestion would be to have one member research each of the following areas: Volcano Classifications and Lava Flows, Volcanic Ecology, and Location, Location, Location. The additional member could provide support to those in need.
You may wish to visit the following websites to help in your research:
Information on Volcanoes:
Volcanoes - Wikipedia
Types of Volcanic Eruptions - Wikipedia
Volcano - Enchanted Learning
National Geographic - Volcano Facts
Windows to the Universe - Volcanoes
Universe Today
Encyclopedia Britannica - Volcano
Bill Nye the Science Guy - Volcanoes
Information on Ecology:
Scientific American - How Do Volcanoes Affect World Climate
Time: Space & Science - The Volcanic Eruption that Triggered a Year Without Summer
Encyclopaedia Britannica - Secondary Damage
Think Quest - Effects of Volcanoes
The Guardian -How Do Volcanoes Affect Climate Change?
A Moment of Science - How Do Scientists Predict Eruptions?
Information on Volcano Safety:
USEPA - Volcanoes
National Geographic - Volcano Safety Tips
Red Cross - Volcano Safety Tips
Volcano Discovery - Volcanic Risk Zones
The Japan Times - Escape Plans for Mount Fuji
Real-life Volcanoes: By no means is this an extensive list, you may choose to select a volcano not listed here for "Location, Location, Location."
Volcano Discovery - Erupting Volcanoes
Oregon State University - Volcano List Table
Mount St Helens - Washington, USA
Mount St Helens - Washington, USA
Mount Garibaldi - BC, Canada
Mount Vesuvius - Italy
Yellowstone Volcano - Wyoming, USA
Mount Fuji - Japan
Santorini Islands - Greece
Kilauea - Hawaii, USA
Videos on Volcanoes:
National Geographic - Volcanoes 101 - Video
Discovery - Volcano Videos
Step 2 & 3: Complete your group report and visual presentation. Within your group you should divide the tasks as fairly as possible. You may wish to have two members compiling all the research for the report, while two members create and assemble the visual presentation.
Step 4: Present to the class of adventurers.
Be proud of the work you have completed! Share your presentations with the class on our Blackboard site, under Volcano Vacations.
Note: not everyone is required to speak or to be seen; but everyone should participate.
Step 1: Complete your research. Within your group you should divide the tasks as fairly as possible.
A suggestion would be to have one member research each of the following areas: Volcano Classifications and Lava Flows, Volcanic Ecology, and Location, Location, Location. The additional member could provide support to those in need.
You may wish to visit the following websites to help in your research:
Information on Volcanoes:
Volcanoes - Wikipedia
Types of Volcanic Eruptions - Wikipedia
Volcano - Enchanted Learning
National Geographic - Volcano Facts
Windows to the Universe - Volcanoes
Universe Today
Encyclopedia Britannica - Volcano
Bill Nye the Science Guy - Volcanoes
Information on Ecology:
Scientific American - How Do Volcanoes Affect World Climate
Time: Space & Science - The Volcanic Eruption that Triggered a Year Without Summer
Encyclopaedia Britannica - Secondary Damage
Think Quest - Effects of Volcanoes
The Guardian -How Do Volcanoes Affect Climate Change?
A Moment of Science - How Do Scientists Predict Eruptions?
Information on Volcano Safety:
USEPA - Volcanoes
National Geographic - Volcano Safety Tips
Red Cross - Volcano Safety Tips
Volcano Discovery - Volcanic Risk Zones
The Japan Times - Escape Plans for Mount Fuji
Real-life Volcanoes: By no means is this an extensive list, you may choose to select a volcano not listed here for "Location, Location, Location."
Volcano Discovery - Erupting Volcanoes
Oregon State University - Volcano List Table
Mount St Helens - Washington, USA
Mount St Helens - Washington, USA
Mount Garibaldi - BC, Canada
Mount Vesuvius - Italy
Yellowstone Volcano - Wyoming, USA
Mount Fuji - Japan
Santorini Islands - Greece
Kilauea - Hawaii, USA
Videos on Volcanoes:
National Geographic - Volcanoes 101 - Video
Discovery - Volcano Videos
Step 2 & 3: Complete your group report and visual presentation. Within your group you should divide the tasks as fairly as possible. You may wish to have two members compiling all the research for the report, while two members create and assemble the visual presentation.
Step 4: Present to the class of adventurers.
Be proud of the work you have completed! Share your presentations with the class on our Blackboard site, under Volcano Vacations.
Note: not everyone is required to speak or to be seen; but everyone should participate.