Volcano Project Instructions

Available Volcanoes

• Krakatoa• Mona Loa• Mount Etna• Mount Fiji• Mount Pinatubo

• Mount Rainier• Mount St. Helens• Mount Tamboa• Mount Vesuvius• Yellowstone Caldera

Research Directions

1. Read the volcano information source at your group tables.

2. Completely fill out your Volcano Research Sheets **They will be stamped for credit!

3. Look at the last slide that shows the locations of all the assigned volcanoes and CLEARLY record your volcano location on your world map

**This will be added to your poster/model

NOTE: Complete instructions are also on the back of your Volcano Research Sheet

Volcano Poster

1. Draw a REALISTIC diagram of your volcano with the

lithosphere and mantle

below it.

Example*Composite Volcano

- Ocean-Continent

Subduction

Mantle

Volcano Poster

• Add ALL of the information from your Volcano Research Sheet to your poster(Read Volcano Poster Instructions)

• For terms to add to diagram, refer to your volcano research sheet.

• Tape the volcano location map to your poster• MAKE SURE YOUR VOLCANO LOOKS LIKE

THE REAL THING!!!• This worth 40 points

Or…

Volcano Model

• Read the Volcano Model Instructions• Create a REALISTIC model of your volcano• (e.g. Clay, chicken wire/modeling clay, paper mache, etc.)• The model MUST be on a flat base like thick cardboard or

plywood• The volcano MUST be painted accurately• TYPED toothpick flags will be used to display the volcano

research information• Glue volcano location map on the cardboard/wood base• IMPORTANT: You WILL have to do some of this at home

– you will only have 3 class periods to do this!• This is worth 100 points! IT HAS TO BE GOOD!

Volcano Model Ideas

Volcano Model Ideas

Volcano Model Ideas

Great Link For Help

http://www.scienceprojectlab.com/volcano-science-project.html

Volcano Locations

KrakatoaTambora

Pinatubo

Fuji

Loa

St. HelensRainier

YellowstoneEtna

Vesuvius