By Sonia Wisdom & Kendra Crocker

Volcano WebQuest

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This WebQuest is designed to introduce you to the three types of volcanoes. You will learn about their composition, shape, and the landforms created by them.

Introduction

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Congratulations on receiving your degree in volcanology! You have just been hired by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI).

Your first assignment is to choose a specific volcano and conduct research about its activity status, type, and history.

After conducting your research, you will be responsible for presenting the data to your fellow volcanologists.

You will also display a model and demonstrate a virtual eruption.

Task

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First, your group needs to choose a volcano from the list below.

Mount Vesuvius Whangarei Thera (Santorini)

Mount St. Helens Mauna Loa Mount Erebus Paricutin Mount Kilauea Mount Pelee

Next, answer the questions on the brochure.Then, create a Powerpoint or design a poster to

present your information to the class.Finally, make a model of your volcano and

demonstrate the eruption using the website below. Virtual Volcano Eruption

Process

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A rubric will be used by the teacher to score your Volcano Research Project.

You will also fill out a self-evaluation answering questions about how you worked in your group.

Click on the links below to see the rubrics.

Rubric Self-Evaluation Teamwork Rubric

Evaluation

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Discovery KidsBuzzleVolcano DiscoveryDestination 360Google Imageshttp://rubistar.4teachers.org Libby SandersEarth is Like a Giant Magnet and Other

Freaky Facts About Planets, Oceans, and Volcanoes by Barbara Seuling

Credits

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This WebQuest was designed for sixth graders to research and present information about volcanoes. It explores the three different types of volcanoes. This project is also meant to promote cooperative learning and teamwork.

GLE’s:1. 5.2.A6: Describe how the Earth’s surface and surface

materials can change abruptly through the activity of floods, rock/mudslides, or volcanoes.

2. 5.2.B6: Identify events (earthquakes, volcanic eruptions) and the landforms created by them on the Earth’s surface that occur at different plate boundaries.

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