|
This
lesson
is
designed
to
help
students
use
appropriate
tools
and
techniques
to
gather,
analyze,
and
interpret
data;
develop
descriptions,
explanations,
predictions
and
models
using
evidence;
develop
an
understanding
of
the
Earth
as
a
system
by
understanding
that
global
patterns
of
atmospheric
movement
influence
climate,
including
local
weather;
and
understand
that
internal
and
external
processes
...
|
|
|
|
|
Choosing & Using this resource...
Educational standards associated with this resource:
National Science Education Standards (NSES): Read
Pedagogical help
Skills:
Read (1)
Assessments:
Read (1)
Related resources and collections
This resource is included in the following collections:
|
||||||
|
This
website
is
part
of
NOVA
Online,
which
is
produced
for
the
Public
Broadcasting
System
(PBS)
by
the
Science
Unit
at
WGBH
in
Boston.
This
site
accompanies
the
television
program,
and
highlights
the
story
of
Pompeii
and
the
risk
Vesuvius
presents
today.
Topics
include
emergency
plans
that
help
save
lives
when
volcanoes
erupt,
predicting
eruptions,
the
volcano
SWAT
team,
and
an
activity
about
measuring
...
|
|
|
|
|
Choosing & Using this resource...
Related resources and collections
This resource is included in the following collections:
|
||||
|
Deep
beneath
the
surface
of
Earth
lies
one
of
the
most
destructive
and
yet
least
understood
of
the
natural
forces
on
the
planet:
the
super
volcano.
This
radio
broadcast
presents
discussions
with
scientists
at
Yellowstone
National
Park
who
are
investigating
this
potentially
devastating
natural
phenomenon.
Yellowstone
National
Park
is
one
of
the
largest
supervolcanoes
in
the
world.
It
last
erupted
640,000
...
|
|
|
|
|
Choosing & Using this resource...
Related resources and collections
This resource is included in the following collections:
|
||||
|
In
this
lesson
students
will
use
earthquake
and
volcano
data
to
explore
the
relationship
between
earthquakes,
plate
tectonics,
and
volcanoes.
This
in
an
online
project
in
which
students
use
the
Internet
to
collect
and
analyze
real-time
data.
It
includes
four
activities
in
which
they
will
plot
the
data,
look
for
patterns,
attempt
to
project
where
their
homes
might
be
located
in
a
million
years,
and
...
|
|
|
|
|
Choosing & Using this resource...
Related resources and collections
This resource is included in the following collections:
|
||||
|
This
on-line
text
offers
chapters
on:
a
Basic
Description
of
Earthquake
History,
Where
Earthquakes
Occur,
How
Earthquakes
Happen,
Measuring
Earthquakes,
Volcanoes
and
Earthquakes,
and
Predicting
Earthquakes.
Originally
published
as
a
book
in
a
series
of
general
interest
publications
prepared
by
the
U.S.
Geological
Survey.
Some
figures
in
this
version
of
"Earthquakes",
however,
have
been
changed
for
...
|
|
|
|
|
Choosing & Using this resource...
Comments and Teaching Tips
Read (4)
Related resources and collections
This resource is included in the following collections:
|
||||||
|
Volcanic
eruptions
are
thought
to
be
responsible
for
the
global
cooling
that
has
been
observed
for
a
few
years
after
a
major
eruption.
The
amount
and
global
extent
of
the
cooling
depend
on
the
force
of
the
eruption
and,
possibly,
its
latitude.
When
large
masses
of
gases
from
the
eruption
reach
the
stratosphere,
they
can
produce
a
large,
widespread
cooling
effect.
As
a
prime
example,
the
effects
of
...
|
|
|
|
|
Choosing & Using this resource...
Related resources and collections
This resource is included in the following collections:
|
||||
|
This
PBS
NOVA
program
contains
interviews
with
geologists
and
a
biologist,
where
they
explain
the
Hawaiian
life
forms
that
live
with
volcanism,
the
ins
and
outs
of
studying
volcanoes,
details
about
lava
(where
it
comes
from
and
what
it
shows),
and
predicting
volcanoes.
The
Hot
Rocks
section
contains
an
on-line
activity
exploring
rock
types.
A
teacher's
guide
offers
viewing
ideas
and
classroom
activities
...
|
|
|
|
|
Choosing & Using this resource...
Related resources and collections
This resource is included in the following collections:
|
||||
|
At
this
interactive
site
the
student
attempts
to
rate
the
eruption
of
a
volcano
according
to
the
Volcanic
Explosive
Index
(VEI).
After
seeing
the
step
by
step
eruption
of
an
actual
volcano,
the
student
is
introduced
to
VEI
scale,
which
includes
a
description
of
the
eruption,
volume
of
ejected
material,
plume
height,
eruption
type,
duration,
total
known
eruptions
with
that
VEI,
and
an
example.
Each
...
|
|
|
|
|
Choosing & Using this resource...
Educational standards associated with this resource:
National Science Education Standards (NSES): Read
Related resources and collections
This resource is included in the following collections:
|
||||
|
Volcano
World
contains
images
of
volcanoes
from
around
the
world
and
the
Solar
System;
a
list
of
current
eruptions
of
volcanoes;
volcano
movie
clips;
information
on
volcanic
observatories,
parks
and
monuments;
reports
from
people
who
have
visited
volcanoes;
interviews
with
volcanologists;
and
a
kids
section.
The
teaching
and
learning
section
contains
volcano
lesson
plans
and
activities;
information
...
|
|
|
|
|
Choosing & Using this resource...
Related resources and collections
This resource is included in the following collections:
|
||||
|
This
activity
is
an
active
simulation
of
an
explosive
volcanic
eruption.
The
model
volcano
is
a
plastic
35
mm
film
cannister
that
erupts
(the
lid
blows
off)
when
gas
pressure
generated
by
dissolving
alka
seltzer
is
sufficiently
high.
It
is
realistic
in
that
the
timing
of
the
eruption
is
difficult
to
predict
precisely
and
in
that
the
eruption
occurs
when
the
pressure
of
the
gas
exceeds
the
confining
...
|
|
|
|
|
Choosing & Using this resource...
Educational standards associated with this resource:
National Science Education Standards (NSES): Read
Related resources and collections
This resource is part of :
This resource is included in the following collections:
|
||||
