Volcanoes
Supporting
TEKS Objective
The student is expected to investigate rapid changes in Earth's surface such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and landslides.
Essential Understanding
The students know that Earth consists of useful resources and its surface is constantly changing.
Science Background
Forces of Nature: National Geographic (website) – Basic information about what volcanoes are and how they erupt.
Forces of Nature
National Geographic, www.nationalgeographic.com
Signature Lesson
Erupting Volcanoes: Science NetLinks (website) – Students investigate the rapid changes that occur during a volcanic eruption by designing and making a volcano model.
Erupting Volcanoes
Science NetLinks, www.sciencenetlinks.com
- Supporting Lessons
- Extensions
- Assessment Ideas
- Literature Connections
- Related
TEKS - Additional Resources
Supporting Lessons
Gelatin Volcanoes: Hawai’i Space Grant Consortium (website) - Students work with models to understand how and why magma moves inside volcanoes. Includes teacher instructions and a link to student pages.
Gelatin Volcanoes
Hawai’i Space Grant Consortium, www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu
Geological Processes: Utah Education Network (website) - This activity is designed as a game board that deepens students’ understanding of the effects of weathering, erosion, uplift, sudden changes, earthquakes and volcanoes on the geological features of Earth.
Elaboration Lessons and Extensions
What Can Lava Flows Tell You About the History of a Volcano? Lunar and Planetary Institute (website) - Students create a “volcanic eruption” and examine a series of lava flows to study a volcano's history.
Lava Layering: Hawai’i Space Grant Consortium (website) - Students learn about stratigraphy while investigating patterns of lava flows produced by multiple eruptions.
Lava Layering
Hawai’i Space Grant Consortium, www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu
Volcanic Dust: Gulf of Maine Research Institute (website) - Examine the effects of erupted volcanic dust and other particles on light passing through our atmosphere.
Volcanic Dust
Gulf of Maine Research Institute, www.gmri.org
Assessment Ideas
Erupting Volcanoes: Science NetLinks (website) - Assessment section has several engaging activities.
Erupting Volcanoes
Science NetLinks, www.sciencenetlinks.com
Literature Connections
My Mouth Is a Volcano! Cook, Julia (ISBN-10: 1931636850)
The Best Book of Volcanoes. Adams, Simon (ISBN-10: 0753460920)
Volcano and Earthquake. Van Rose, Susanna (ISBN-10: 0756637805)
The Magic School Bus Blows Its Top: A Book about Volcanoes. Herman, Gail (ISBN-10: 0590508350)
Vacation Under the Volcano. Osborne, Mary Pope (ISBN-10: 0679890505)
Additional Resources
Volcanology: Hawai’i Space Grant Consortium (website) - Variety of classroom activities, including teacher and student pages, related to volcanoes.
Volcanology
Hawai’i Space Grant Consortium, www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu
Virtual Volcano Field Trip: Tramline (website) - Takes students on an exciting and informative journey around active volcanoes and into the Earth's crust without leaving the classroom.
TEKS Navigation
Grade 3
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