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Worksheet: Volcanoes
Find the most spectacular
volcanoes in the world!
Purpose: This participation and discussionexercise enables students to discover for
themselves the notable volcanoes of the world
and some basic information about each.
Objectives: Students will be able to:
> geographically locate 12 notable volcanoes
> see images of real active volcanoes
> identify key features of volcanic activity
Skills: Students can demonstrate:> Researching> Classifying
> Communicating
> Observing
> Posing questions
Time Required: 45 minutes.
Group Size: In small groups of 4.
Materials/Preparation: Includes:> Access to the internet for each group> The following 2 teacher guide sheets> A printed copy of the 12 volcanoes to locateand research for each group.
> A copy of the Volcano Teacher Briefing
Background: Volcanoes form when magmareaches the Earth’s surface, causing eruptions
of lava and ash. They occur at destructive
and constructive plate boundaries. The
immediate effects of volcanic eruptions can be
devastating, but they may be beneficial in the
long term.
A volcano is usually a cone shaped mountain
or hill that opens downward to a pool of
molten rock below the surface of the earth.
When pressure builds up, eruptions occur.
Gases and rock shoot up through the opening
and spill over or fill the air with lava fragments.
Some volcanoes even exist underwater, along
the ocean floor or sea bed.
Activity: Follow these steps:
1. Print off the:
- Information Required sheet
- Volcano Locations sheet
- The 12 Volcano sheets for each group
- The Volcano Teacher Briefing
2. Spend 20 minutes engaging students in theformation and types of Volcanoes. (Prepare by
reading the Teacher Briefing).
3. Provide each small group with a set of the12 volcanoes and challenge the students to:
a) locate each volcano
b) identify the height of each volcano
c) identify the type of each volcano
4. Review the students discoveries andaccuracy in identifying the information for
each volcano.
5. Use the Information and Location sheets tocompare and add to any extra findings.
Closure: Ensure each group has corrected anyincorrectly identified volcano locations or key
facts.
Extending the Lesson: Encourage studentsto do some research on volcanoes and
discover other volcanoes across the world.
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Worksheet: Volcanoes
Information Required:Mount EtnaHeight: 10,922 ft
Location: Sicily, Italy
Type: Stratovolcano
Colima
Height: 13,976 ftLocation: Colima, Mexico
Type: Stratovolcano
Mauna LoaHeight: 13,679 ft
Location: Hawaii, USA
Type: Shield volcano
Mount MerapiHeight: 9,613 ft
Location: Java, Indonesia
Type: Stratovolcano
AvachinskyHeight: 8,993 ft
Location: Kamchatka, RussiaType: Stratovolcano
Mount St HelensHeight: 8,365 ft
Location: Washington, USA
Type: Stratovolcano
Mount NyiragongoHeight: 11,385 ft
Location: Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Type: Stratovolcano
SakurajimaHeight: 3,665 ftLocation: Kagoshima, Japan
Type: Stratovolcano
TaalHeight: 1,312 ft
Location: Talisay, Phillipines
Type: Complex volcano
TeideHeight: 3,718 ft
Location: Tenerife, Spain
Type: Stratovolcano
Mount VesuviusHeight: 4,203 ftLocation: Naples, Italy
Type: Somma volcano
Mount ClevelandHeight: 5,676 ft
Location: Chuginadak Island, Alaska
Type: Stratovolcano
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