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Unfortunately, with the large demands on reading and math from Common Core, science is often pushed to the side. If your district is like mine, you often have very little time to dedicate to science, yet are still expected to fully cover theentire curriculum. This packet was created to help save time and to cover the all important science concepts – all while still meeting the nonfiction criteria of Common Core.

In this packet you will find a mini-book for students to assemble and explore the critical science concepts. It can be used to teach, reinforce, and/or challenge students, all while meeting their needs and learning styles. The reading page has been differentiated for your students with one being a higher level (two stars) and the other being a lower level (one star).

The tabs in this booklet can be used as science stations. The first tab contains an important vocabulary activity related to the science concept of volcanoes. It can also correspond with the reading piece provided. The second tab asks comprehension questions related to the reading piece and requires students to support their answers with textual evidence. The third tab focuses on the investigation to deepen the understanding of volcanoes and how they work. Additionally, this tab explains the investigation more thoroughly. The fourth tab asks students to draw while the fifth tab prompts students to respond to a thought-provoking journal question.

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Easy Use:*Print pages 3-5 single sided (two sided copying will not work). Also print page 9 and/or 10 for students to use as their reading piece and page 11 for station use.*After making class copies, provide each student with scissors and a glue stick. You can also staple or tape if you prefer.*Have students color before cutting - including the tabs. This makes the piece look attractive.*Have students cut out all flipbook pages. The cover page goes first. Then the students should line up the tabs for each page, in view, similar to steps. *Have students run a line of glue along the left edge of each sheet. When finished, the final product should resemble a small tabbed notebook.*Have students complete each page individually, in pairs, in groups, or as a whole class. This can also be used in small groups with your direction.

Vocabulary

Scientist:________________________

lava dormantmagma activetsunami volcanoes

1.) I am a huge wave that moves onto land after a volcano under water erupts. Who am I?

2.) I am hot liquid rock found outside of a volcano. Who am I?

3.) I am hot liquid rock found inside a volcano. Who am I?

4.) I am a volcano that has not erupted in years. Who am I?

5.) I am a mountain that opens up into the hot liquid layer of the Earth. Who am I?

6.) I am a volcano that erupts frequently. Who am I?

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Directions: Read each clue and write the corresponding word on the line.

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Reading

Investigation

Directions: Read the sheet titled “Don’t Blow Your Top” and then answer the following questions with complete sentences. Be sure to support your answers.

1.) What causes a volcano to explode?

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2.) How can a volcano be both destructive (destroying) and constructive (creating)?

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3.) Where do most volcanoes occur?

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Directions: Follow the directions on the Investigation sheet and then write your response below.

1.) Describe what happened. Be sure to include all of your observations.

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2.) What caused this (the events in number 1 above)?

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3.) How is this like a volcano occurring?

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Journal

Drawing

Directions: In the reading sheet “Don’t Blow Your Top” it described volcanoes that are dormant and those that are active. Draw both types and include a caption describing each.

Directions: Read the prompt below and respond with deep thinking. Use the checklist at the bottom to make sure you included proper writing skills.

What are some advantages and disadvantages to volcanoes?

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Did you remember…ð Capitals ð End marksð Spelling ð Complete

sentences

Excellent Writing Checklist:__________________

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Active Dormant

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Vocabulary

Scientist:________________________

lava dormantmagma activetsunami volcanoes

1.) I am a huge wave that moves onto land after a volcano under water erupts. Who am I?

2.) I am hot liquid rock found outside of a volcano. Who am I?

3.) I am hot liquid rock found inside a volcano. Who am I?

4.) I am a volcano that has not erupted in years. Who am I?

5.) I am a mountain that opens up into the hot liquid layer of the Earth. Who am I?

6.) I am a volcano that erupts frequently. Who am I?

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Directions: Read each clue and write the corresponding word on the line.

Answer Key

tsunami

lava

magma

dormant

volcano

active

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Reading

Investigation

Directions: Read the sheet titled “Don’t Blow Your Top” and then answer the following questions with complete sentences. Be sure to support your answers.

1.) What causes a volcano to explode?

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

2.) How can a volcano be both destructive (destroying) and constructive (creating)?

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

3.) Where do most volcanoes occur?

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

Directions: Follow the directions on the Investigation sheet and then write your response below.

1.) Describe what happened. Be sure to include all of your observations.

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

2.) What caused this (the events in number 1 above)?

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

3.) How is this like a volcano occurring?

_________________________________________

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The build up of pressure inside the Earth’s

surface.

A volcano can destroy nearby cities with ash

and lava. It can also trigger tsunamis.

However, it can also create new landforms

such as islands.

Most volcanoes occur along the Ring of Fire.

The baking soda and vinegar reacted to one

another causing it to create gases and to

ooze over the sides.

The pressure of the gases.

Inside the volcano gases are building up

pressure and eventually explodes over the

edges of the volcano.

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Journal

Drawing

Directions: In the reading sheet “Don’t Blow Your Top” it described an active volcano and a dormant one. Draw each below. Include a caption describing your illustration and what each means.

Directions: Read the prompt below and respond with deep thinking. Use the checklist at the bottom to make sure you included proper writing skills.

What are some advantages and disadvantages to volcanoes?

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

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Did you remember…ð Capitals ð End marksð Spelling ð Complete

sentences

Excellent Writing Checklist:__________________

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Active Dormant

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Answers will vary, but should be similar to:

Active: Dormant:

*erupting *not erupting

Answers will vary, but some advantages to

having volcanoes is they create beautiful

landscapes and have created islands, such as

Hawaii. Some disadvantages are they can

destroy acres of forests with fires and cities.

Further, volcanoes underwater can trigger

tsunamis.

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Do

n’t

Blow

Yo

ur T

op

Both

cre

ato

rs a

nd d

est

roye

rs, v

olc

ano

es

are

pro

of

that

be

neat

h th

e ca

lm s

urfa

ce

of

the

Eart

h is

an

expl

osi

on

wai

ting

to h

app

en.

So

wha

t is

a v

olc

ano

? V

olc

ano

es

are

mo

unta

ins

that

op

en

up in

to t

he E

arth

’s la

yer

of

liqui

d ro

ck.

Insi

de t

he v

olc

ano

is a

big

pud

dle

of

hot

liqui

d ro

ck c

alle

d m

agm

a. O

nce

magm

ago

es

out

side

of

the

volc

ano

, it

is t

hen

calle

d la

va.

Whe

n p

ress

ure

build

s up

in t

his

laye

r, it

expl

ode

s. G

ase

s an

d ro

cks

sho

ot u

p in

to t

he a

ir. W

hen

lava

har

dens

, it

beco

me

s lik

e ro

ck a

nd h

elp

s m

ake

the

volc

ano

larg

er.

The

eart

h is

mad

e up

of

man

y pl

ate

s th

at f

it to

geth

er

like

puzz

le p

iece

s. T

hese

pla

tes

are

alw

ays

slow

ly m

ovin

g.

So

met

ime

s th

ey b

ump

into

eac

h ot

her,

whi

le o

the

r tim

es

they

ge

t st

uck

on

one

ano

the

r. I

n th

e Pa

cifi

c O

cean

the

re is

a

plac

e w

here

man

y o

f th

ese

pla

tes

com

e to

geth

er

calle

d th

e Ri

ng o

f Fi

re.

The

re a

re 4

52 v

olc

ano

es

foun

d he

re.

Volc

ano

es

can

also

be

foun

d un

derw

ate

r in

the

oce

an.

That

is

how

Haw

aii w

as f

orm

ed.

Volc

ano

es

com

e in

man

y di

ffe

rent

sha

pe

s an

d si

zes.

S

om

e vo

lcan

oe

s ar

e ci

rcul

ar s

hap

ed w

hile

oth

ers

are

sha

ped

lik

e a

bow

l. O

f co

urse

mo

st v

olc

ano

es

are

sha

ped

the

way

yo

u ar

e m

ost

fam

iliar

with

the

m.

Not

all v

olc

ano

es

are

activ

e. S

om

e vo

lcan

oe

s ha

ven’

t ex

plo

ded

in y

ears

. Vo

lcan

oe

s th

at d

o n

ot e

xplo

de a

re c

alle

d do

rma

nt v

olc

ano

es.

Eve

n th

oug

h th

ese

vo

lcan

oe

s ha

ve

not

eru

pted

in a

long

tim

e th

is d

oe

s no

t m

ean

they

wo

n’t

in t

he f

utur

e.

So

me

volc

ano

es

just

slo

wly

oo

ze o

ut, w

hile

oth

ers

hav

e la

rge

expl

osi

ons

. M

ost

vo

lcan

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s w

ith la

rge

expl

osi

ons

can

ca

use

dam

age

to n

earb

y fo

rest

s an

d to

wns

. Th

e ex

plo

sio

n ca

n ca

use

fire

s an

d co

ver

livin

g th

ings

with

ash

. Vo

lcan

oe

s th

at a

re f

oun

d un

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ate

r ca

n ca

use

larg

e w

ave

s in

the

o

cean

to

mov

e up

on

land

and

de

stro

y ci

ties.

Thi

s is

cal

led

a ts

una

mi.

Not

all v

olc

ano

es

are

bad.

The

ash

tha

t co

me

s fr

om

vo

lcan

oe

s is

go

od

for

crea

ting

nutr

ient

ric

h so

il. I

t al

sop

rovi

des

min

era

l de

posi

ts.

As

me

ntio

ned

pre

vio

usly

, vo

lcan

oe

sca

n so

met

ime

s cr

eate

new

land

and

of

cour

se b

eaut

iful

land

sca

pe

s.

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This

vo

lcan

o is

act

ive,

mea

ning

it e

rupt

s fr

eq

uent

ly.

Man

y vo

lcan

oe

s ar

e fo

und

alo

ng t

he R

ing

of

Fire

.

Do

n’t

Blow

Yo

ur T

op

Both

cre

ato

rs a

nd d

est

roye

rs, v

olc

ano

es

are

pro

of

that

be

neat

h th

e ca

lm s

urfa

ce

of

the

Eart

h is

an

expl

osi

on

wai

ting

to h

app

en.

So

wha

t is

a v

olc

ano

? V

olc

ano

es

are

mo

unta

ins

that

op

en

up in

to t

he e

arth

’s la

yer

of

mo

lten

rock

. In

side

the

vo

lcan

o is

a la

rge

pudd

le o

f ho

t liq

uid

rock

cal

led

mag

ma.

Onc

e m

agm

ago

es

out

side

of

the

volc

ano

, it

is t

hen

calle

d la

va.

Whe

n p

ress

ure

build

s up

in t

his

laye

r, it

expl

ode

s. G

ase

s an

d ro

cks

sho

ot u

p in

to t

he a

ir. T

hen

whe

n th

e la

va h

arde

ns, i

t be

com

es

like

rock

and

hel

ps

mak

e th

e vo

lcan

o g

row

larg

er

in s

ize.

The

Eart

h is

mad

e up

of

man

y pl

ate

s th

at f

it to

geth

er

like

puzz

le p

iece

s. T

hese

pla

tes

are

alw

ays

slow

ly m

ovin

g.

So

met

ime

s th

ey b

ump

into

eac

h ot

her,

whi

le o

the

r tim

es

they

ge

t st

uck

on

one

ano

the

r. I

n th

e Pa

cifi

c O

cean

the

re is

a

plac

e w

here

man

y o

f th

ese

pla

tes

com

e to

geth

er

calle

d th

e Ri

ng o

f Fi

re.

The

re a

re 4

52 v

olc

ano

es

foun

d he

re.

Volc

ano

es

can

also

be

foun

d un

derw

ate

r in

the

oce

an.

That

is

how

Haw

aii w

as f

orm

ed.

Volc

ano

es

com

e in

a v

arie

ty o

f di

ffe

rent

sha

pe

s an

d si

zes.

So

me

volc

ano

es

are

circ

ular

sha

ped

, suc

h as

Cin

der

Cone

s, w

hile

oth

ers

, suc

h as

Shi

eld

Volc

ano

es,

are

sha

ped

like

a

bow

l. O

f co

urse

mo

st v

olc

ano

es

are

sha

ped

the

way

yo

u ar

e m

ost

fam

iliar

with

the

m c

alle

d Co

mpo

site

Co

nes.

Not

all v

olc

ano

es

are

activ

e. S

om

e vo

lcan

oe

s ha

ven’

t e

rupt

ed in

yea

rs.

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ano

es

that

do

not

eru

pt a

re c

alle

ddo

rma

nt v

olc

ano

es.

Eve

n th

oug

h th

ese

vo

lcan

oe

s ha

ve n

ot

eru

pted

in a

long

tim

e th

is d

oe

s no

t m

ean

they

wo

n’t

in t

he f

utur

e.

So

me

volc

ano

es

just

slo

wly

oo

ze o

ut, w

hile

oth

ers

hav

e la

rge

expl

osi

ons

. M

ost

vo

lcan

oe

s w

ith la

rge

expl

osi

ons

can

ca

use

dam

age

to n

earb

y fo

rest

s an

d to

wns

. Th

e ex

plo

sio

n ca

n ca

use

fire

s an

d co

ver

livin

g th

ings

with

ash

and

deb

ris.

Volc

ano

es

that

are

fo

und

unde

rwat

er

can

caus

e la

rge

wav

es

in t

he o

cean

to

mov

e up

on

land

and

de

stro

y ci

ties.

This

is c

alle

d a

tsun

am

i.

Not

all v

olc

ano

es

are

bad.

The

ash

tha

t co

me

s fr

om

vo

lcan

oe

s is

go

od

for

crea

ting

nutr

ient

ric

h so

il. I

t al

sop

rovi

des

min

era

l de

posi

ts.

As

me

ntio

ned

pre

vio

usly

, vo

lcan

oe

sca

n so

met

ime

s cr

eate

new

land

and

of

cour

se b

eaut

iful

land

sca

pe

s.

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er

This

vo

lcan

o is

act

ive,

mea

ning

it e

rupt

s fr

eq

uent

ly.

Man

y vo

lcan

oe

s ar

e fo

und

alo

ng t

he R

ing

of

Fire

.

Volc

ano

Sim

ula

tion

Your

te

ache

r ha

s p

rovi

ded

you

with

nee

ded

mat

eria

ls t

o

sim

ulat

e a

volc

ano

. Th

ese

mat

eria

ls s

houl

d be

tre

ate

d w

ith

care

.

Ste

p 1 –

Take

a s

mal

l cup

of

baki

ng s

oda

and

po

ur it

ca

refu

lly in

the

pro

vide

d vo

lcan

o m

ode

l. I

f a

funn

el is

p

rovi

ded,

use

tha

t.

Ste

p 2

–Ta

ke a

sm

all c

up o

f th

e vi

nega

r an

d sl

owly

po

ur it

in

to t

he v

olc

ano

mo

del.

Ste

p 3

–Re

cord

on

your

inve

stig

atio

n sh

eet

in y

our

bo

okle

t.

Ste

p 4

–C

lean

up

your

sim

ulat

ion

mat

eria

ls b

ack

to t

he w

ay

they

we

re w

hen

you

bega

n th

is s

tatio

n. R

emem

ber

to

care

fully

rin

se o

ut t

he v

olc

ano

mo

del.

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lca

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imul

atio

n-Te

ache

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Page

For

this

sim

ula

tion

you

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nee

d th

e f

ollo

win

g m

ate

rials

:

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mal

l cup

s, s

uch

as

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lo c

ups,

with

lids.

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da•

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r•

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ste

r o

f Pa

ris

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mal

l co

ne-s

hape

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p•

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all c

lay

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ate

r•

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min

um p

an,

suc

h a

s a

smal

l pie

tin

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Funn

el (o

ptio

nal)

Set

Up:

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rst

take

a s

mal

l am

oun

t o

f cl

ay a

nd r

oll i

t in

to a

cy

linde

r-lik

e sh

ape

. Th

is w

ill be

the

“ho

le” i

nsid

e th

e “v

olc

ano

.”•

Plac

e th

e cl

ay in

the

bot

tom

of

a co

ne-s

hape

d cu

p.

Mix

Pla

ste

r o

f Pa

ris

with

wa

ter

and

po

ur in

to t

he c

up o

ver

the

clay

. Th

is

will

nee

d dr

yin

g tim

e to

set

up.

Yo

u a

re c

rea

ting

your

vo

lca

no.

This

usu

ally

is o

nly

a da

y.•

Fill s

olo

cup

s w

ith b

akin

g so

da a

nd p

lace

the

ca

ps

on

them

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wo

uld

mak

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noug

h fo

r e

ach

pers

on

who

will

be d

oin

g th

e si

mul

atio

n.

If y

ou

are

lim

ited,

yo

u ca

n ha

ve s

tude

nts

pair

up

to

do it

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Mix

re

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od

colo

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into

the

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sim

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ting

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n.

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ach

cup.

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refu

lly t

ea

r o

ff t

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ne f

rom

the

dry

Pla

ste

r o

f Pa

ris.

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refu

lly p

ull o

ut t

he c

lay.

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u sh

oul

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ve a

vo

lca

no

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del.

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sta

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spe

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l ins

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of

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alum

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