Glencoe Earth Science

Unit 3: Earth's Internal Processes

Volcano Trivia

Project Type: History
Have students discover volcano trivia as they research facts about volcanoes. Using their research, have students design and present a time line of volcano related information to the class in an effort to predict any pattern of volcano activity.

Task:
Create a timeline of volcano trivia including facts such as:

  • Epicenter locations
  • Greatest magnitude
  • Most destructive
  • First volcano recorded

Can volcanoes be predicted?

Resources:
The following are sites to help research volcanos. Students may use these and or any other site they find.

Volcanos:

volcano.und.edu/

www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/volcano/

library.thinkquest.org/17457/english.html

www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/

www.answers.com/topic/volcano

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