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Science 5th grade

It is important for children to learn about the many different types of landforms.  One of those landforms is the volcano.  The volcano is a dangerous yet amazing landform that catches the curiosity of many people.  It is important to know the dangers of a volcano. If one knows the dangers of a volcano, then one will be able to keep himself as safe as possible in the occurance of one erupting .

Table of Contents
GPS
Websites
Activity 1
Activity 2
Activity 3
Software Reviews

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Georgia Performance Standard
S5E1 : Students will identify surface features of the Earth caused by
          constructive and destructive processes.
               A. Identify surface features caused by constructive processes
               B. Identify and find examples of surface features caused by
                   destructive processes.
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Websites

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Do you know the types of volcano hazards and the effects of them?  To find out, visit USGS.


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Visit Volcano World to learn many interesting facts about volcanoes.  Read about the types of volcanoes, current eruptions, and where the volcanoes are.


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Can we predict will a volcano will erupt?  Do you want to know how volcanoes form?  Visit Volcanoes to find out all you want to know about volcanoes.


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What is a volcano?  To find out, visit WeatherWatch.  Also find out which country has the most volcanoes and how old the oldest volcano is.


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Visit Earth Observatory to see the lastest volcano events.  Also learn about some of the effects that are caused by lahars, ash, and gases that are produced from valcanoes.

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Activity 1

What Is A Volcano?
The students will explore a website to find out what a volcano is.  While exploring the website, they will be looking for answers to questions that will be given to them on a worksheet.

PLO - The students will be able to answer the question "What is a volcano?".
Materials - The students will need access to computers and the Internet to explore the website Weather Watch, computer paper, Microsoft Word

 Procedures
  • The teacher will explain the rules and the procedures for computer use.
  • The students will go to their designated computer.  If there are not enough computers for each student, the class may be split up into groups.
  • The students will explore the website, WeatherWatch, to find out what a volcano is.
  • The students will be given a worksheet that contains questions that can be answered by researching the website WeatherWatch.
  • The students will type the answers to the worksheet on Microsoft Word.
 
Product: The students will know what a volcano is after exploring the website and completing the worksheet. 

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Activity 2
Problems That Occur Because Of Volcanoes
The students will explore websites to find the problems that occur due to volcanoes.  There are six different types of problems that the students will research.  They are: gas, landslides, tephra, lahars, lava flows, and pyroclastic flows.

PLO:  The students will state and define the problems that occur because of volcanoes by organizing the information on a spreadsheet.

Materials:  The students will need access to computers and the Internet to explore the website USGS, computer paper, and Microsoft Excel

Procedures  
  • The teacher will explain the rules and the procedures for computer use.
  • The students will go to their designated computer.  If there are not enough computers for each student, the class may be split up into groups.
  • The students will go to the USGS website.
  • The students will find and describe the six different types of problems that occur due to volcanoes.
  • The students will organize the information on a spreadsheet using the Microsoft Excel program.
Product:  The students will take the information that they found about the problems caused by volcanoes on the website and organize it on a spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel.


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Activity 3

Types of Volcanoes
The students will research the web and find the different types of volcanoes.

PLO: The student will be able to name the different types of volcanoes.

 Materials: The students will need access to computers and the Internet to explore the website Volcano World, computer paper, and Microsoft Word
 Procedures  
  • The teacher will explain the rules and procedures for using the computers.
  • The students will go to their designated computers. (They students may be split up into groups.)
  • The students will go to the website Volcano World.
  • Once the students go to the website, they will click on "Teaching and Learning"
  • They will then click on "Types of Volcanoes"
  • The students will explore the six types of volcanoes and list five interesting facts about each type of volcano.
  • The information that the students find will by typed up on Microsoft Word.
Product:  The students will explore the website and find the different types of volcanoes.  The information will be typed up on Microsoft Word.



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Software Reviews
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The Magic School Bus : Volcano Adventure
Published by: Microsoft
Classroom Use: Take a trip through an active volcano.  This software will help students to understand what goes on inside a volcano.  This software will enhance a students learning with the many games and experiments that are offered.
Software Evaluation:  This is a great and interesting program, but for those students who already know a lot about volcanoes, they may find it a little boring. 

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Microsoft Word
Published by: Microsoft
Classroom Use: This software is a good program to be used by students when typing reports or information in the activities above.
Software Evaluation:  Although this is a great program, some students may have trouble typing, setting certain settings, and formatting.



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The Earth 3D
Published by : MegaSystems
Classroom Use: This software explains the fascinating secrets about volcanoes.  One can use this software to experience and research volcanoes and many other structures of the Earth.
 Software Evaluation: Although this sounds like a great program, it may be a little advanced and some students may have trouble finding the information that they may need.


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Encyclopedia Britannica 2006 Ready Reference

Published by : Encyclopedia Britannica
Classroom Use: This is a great program for students to use while researching volcanoes. 
Software Evaluation:  Some students may find it difficult to research and understand the material presented in this encyclopedia.



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Microsoft Excel
Published by : Microsoft
Classroom Use: This software can be used to make spreadsheets.  These spreadsheets can help the students organize data and information about volcanoes.
Software Evaluation:  This is a great program for organizing data, but it may be difficult for some students to adjust the columns and its settings.

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