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VOLCANOES

Take a virtual field trip to learn about volcanoes, explore different types, view pictures, visit webcams, embark on volcano adventures, build a model, and test your knowledge with an online quiz.

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VOLCANOES

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  1. VOLCANOES CHRIS LOVELACE MATT MULKEY TINA LEWIS

  2. TASK 1 • Take a virtual field trip. • Go to http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/sullivan/colonial/volcano.htm • Pick a trip and start exploring!!!

  3. TASK 2 • List the six types of volcanoes and give an example of each. • Click on each type of volcano to view example.

  4. COLIMA TYPE:VOLCANO STRATO

  5. TASK 3 • How many active volcanoes are in existence today? • How many lives have been lost in the last 500 years? • What did ancient people attribute volcanic eruptions to?

  6. TASK 4 • Check out this page of pictures. • Pick three of your favorites and tell why.

  7. Ignimbrite eruptions formed over 6,800 years ago. Splendid pillars are evidence of rapid erosion. Crater Lake, Oregon

  8. Mount St. Helens • Photo taken immediately after eruption on May 18, 1980. • Top and side of cone shaped volcano (over 400 meters) was blown off during eruption.

  9. Breadcrust Block • Formed when lumps of viscous, gas- rich lava are ejected from a volcano. • Described as a well-baked, crusty loaf of bread.

  10. TASK 5 • Visit a volcano using WebCam. • Tell which one you like best and why. • The Isle of Skye: Cuillin hills Cam

  11. TASK 6 • Take a hike!!!! • When you get here choose one of the volcano adventures and write a short essay, journal, or poem about your adventure.

  12. On August 21st, 1999, three intrepid young explorers began a journey that would take them through some of Europe's wildest and remotest areas. They spent a month exploring and photographing the volcanoes, geysers and waterfalls of Iceland. This website contains a detailed account of the expedition, and a growing number of the 1500 photographs taken by the expedition members. hits this millenium! (www.digits.com)

  13. TASK 7 • Build a model!!!!

  14. Paper and Cardboard Volcanoes • See material list. • Follow step-by-step instructions under “Build a Strato Volcano”.

  15. TASK 8 • Would you want to be a volcanologist? • List six reasons why or why not?

  16. What is a Volcanologist? • U.S. has observatories in Hawaii, Washington, and Alaska. • Work for Geological Survey. • Gets real close to the fire!

  17. TASK 9 • Take an on-line quiz!!!! • List your score!!

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