Volcanoes

Introduction

This project is fairly easy to do but is still fun and you're still learning. You are going to be volcanologist studying the different parts of a volcano. You will be able to label parts of a volcano on a piece of paper and find the location of a volcano.

The Task

As a volcanologist, you will study different volcanoes on the Internet, learn the parts, and find out information on a volcano you are interested in.

You will be given a piece of paper drawn by myself [Daniel]. Spaces will be big enough for you to write the different parts of a volcano.

Your teacher can read a story and legend to you.

The Process

First you must go to sites that will show you volcanoes in action. Then you will go to a site that explains how volcanoes work. You will label how a volcano works on a piece of paper. Please draw your own volcano too.

Lastly, find a volcano that you find interesting, explain where it is, and tell the name of it. Please draw a picture of your choice.

The Resources

Look at the movies on this web site:  http://volcano.und.edu/volcanoes.html

Here are Virtual Volcanoes: http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/kids/vrtrips.html

Here is how volcanoes and mountains are formed: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/

Here are the main parts of a volcano: http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/vw_hyperexchange/parts.html

A story about Mt. St. Helens: http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/kids/stories/MtStHelens.html

Here are three different types of volcanoes (there are more):

Shield volcanoes are the largest volcanoes on Earth that actually look like volcanoes. They are not steep. They only explode if water somehow gets into the vent--the place where the hot magma comes out. Examples: Kilauea and Mauna Loa (and their Hawaiian friends), Fernandina (and its Galápagos friends), Karthala, Erta Ale, Tolbachik, Masaya http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/volcano_types/shield.htm

 Most volcanoes are Strato Volcanoes. These volcanoes are explosive and from domes--often many, one on top of another. Examples: Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Rainier, Pinatubo, Mt. Fuji, Merapi, Galeras, Cotopaxi http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/volcano_types/strato.htm

Flood Basalts cover thousands of square kilometers of thick basalt lava flows more than 50 meters thick for hundreds of miles. They just flow and flow like syrup on a pancake. Examples: Columbia River Basalt covering most of SE Washington State all the way to the Pacific Ocean; the Deccan Traps of NW India; Siberian Traps; the Ontong Java plateau.

Legends about volcanoes: http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/kids/legends.html

Conclusion

By the end of this project you will have seen a lot of volcanoes and completed a drawing with labels ( where and name) of a volcano of your choice. You should also know all the different parts of a volcano.

For The Teacher

I sugest you to kinda help the children on this project.This project is a little difficult but I expect that your children are very smart if so I've done my job. After you hand out the papers have your children try to read it, they need help give it to them.