Volcano Poster Project
Due Date: Friday, May 10, 2013 Name:
Day 1: IN THE COMPUTER LAB Begin research on your volcano/earthquake. Write the URL of any images you wish to use. Answer the
questions on the back of this paper. Print your images at home on a colored printer. If you do
not have one, try to use a friend’s. If you do not have one available, we will copy onto a thumb drive
and I will print them out later.
Day 2: IN THE COMPUTER LAB –
Finish researching and gathering images. Type the sections of information that you will put on
your poster.
Complete final touches on posters. The poster is due Friday, May 10th.
*This project will require you to do work outside of class. Save everything on the school network drive,
or if you have a thumb drive you can save it and you can work on it at home or school.
WARNING!!!!!! It
is very tempting to copy work from the Internet. Answer
the questions on the back of this sheet in YOUR OWN WORDS. The
information on the poster must be written by YOU. If the resource you are using is too wordy, then
you may want to use another that is easier to understand.
Volcanoes, Earthquakes or volcanic areas you may choose
from:
1. Kilauea, Hawaii
31. San Andreas Fault, CA
2. Laki, Iceland
32. Yellowstone Caldera, WY
3. Krakatau, Indonesia
33. New Madrid Fault, TN
4. Mt. Etna, Italy
34. Tokyo, Yokohama, Japan (1923) earthquake
5. Stromboli, Italy
35. Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (1948)-earthquake
6. Vesuvius, Italy
36. Alaska earthquake (1964)
7. Messina, Sicily (1908)-earthquake
37. Tangshan, China (1976)-earthquake
8. Shaanxi (Shensi) province, China (1556)-earthquake
9. Gansu province, China (1920)(1932)(2008)-earthquake
38. San Francisco earthquake (1989) (1906)
10. Popocatepetl, Mexico
39. Kobe, Osaka, Kyoto Japan earthquake (1995)
11. Soufrierre, Montserrat
40. Papua, New Guinea (1998) earthquake
12. Taupo, New Zealand
41. Sumatra, Indonesia (2004) earthquake
13. San Cristobal, Nicaragua
42. Kashmir, Pakistan (2005) earthquake
14. Mayon, Philippines
43. Java, Indonesia (2006) Merapi volcano, earthquake
15. Lisbon, Portugal (1755)-earthquake
16. Mt. St. Helens, US
17. Mt. Hood, US
18. Mt. Rainer, US
19. Hawaiian Islands, US
20. Mt. Pelee, Martinique, West Indies
21. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
22. Mt. Fuji, Japan
23. Mt. Pinatubo, Philippines
24. Tambora, Sumbawa,Indonesia
25. Eldfell, Heimaey, Iceland
26. Redoubt, Cook Inlet, Alaska
27. Unzen, Japan
28. Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia
29. Llaima, Chile
30. Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica
Adapted from C. Graybeal http://www.hse.k12.in.us/staff/cgraybeal/index.htm
On the Back OF THE POSTER
Your name and period.
Bibliography: List all sites you used to do the project. You should have a minimum of
four sites.
Basic info to have SOMEWHERE on your poster:
The name of your volcano/earthquake
Latitude and longitude ______________________
The country that it is located in. ________________________________________________
The city, village or town the volcano/earthquake is closest to and if the United States what state it is in.
____________________________________________________________________________________________.
The continent on which the volcano/earthquake is located. _____________________________________________
The plate on which the volcano/earthquake is located: ________________________________________________
Any other attention grabber… “This volcano/earthquake killed 100,000 people!” … if that is true. (Fill this in after you
have researched your volcano.)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
The following are SECTIONS you need to have on your poster
Plate Tectonics Section
What plates are causing your volcano/earthquake to form?
What type of Plate Boundary is creating your volcano/ earthquake?
Describe what is happening to the plates to form the volcano/earthquake.
Type of Volcano/Earthquake (You must have a 3-D Cross Section of your volcano, earthquake.)
What type of cone or shape does it have?
What type of lava forms your volcano?
What type of eruption/quake does it produce: Violent, quiet, or both?
What types of volcanic rock fragments or lava come out of your volcano? ___________________________________
Effects of the Volcano/Earthquake
Who lives near your volcano/earthquake: towns, villages, nobody?
Discuss any legends or stories associated with the volcano/earthquake. (You may need more room for this) Some
volcanoes/earthquakes, particularly those that are in remote locations in unpopulated areas will not have any
legends.)
What is life like near the volcano/earthquake?
What is it’s history?
When did it last erupt, fault?
What types of hazards are associated with the volcano/earthquake:
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
AFTER YOU HAVE DONE ALL THE RESEARCH, YOU MAY BEGIN WORKING ON THE
POSTER.
Please keep the following requirements in mind…
Poster Size & Orientation:
Use the paper provided to describe the volcano/earthquake assigned to you. All posters
should be in Landscape (sideways) view.
Graphics:
Each graphic must have a caption that includes what it is & where you got the picture
(it’s
website).
Text:
The poster must be NEAT, COLORFUL, and CREATIVE!!!
Bibliography:
Website Name __________________ Webpage Name _________________Date Published or Last Updated
___________
URL
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________
Who publishes or authored this page?
_________________________________________________________________________
Did you get pictures or information from this site?
______________________________________________________________
Website Name __________________ Webpage Name _________________Date Published or Last Updated
___________
URL
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________
Who publishes or authored this page?
_________________________________________________________________________
Did you get pictures or information from this site?
______________________________________________________________
Website Name __________________ Webpage Name _________________Date Published or Last Updated
___________
URL
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________
Who publishes or authored this page?
_________________________________________________________________________
Did you get pictures or information from this site?
______________________________________________________________
Website Name __________________ Webpage Name _________________Date Published or Last Updated
___________
URL
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________
Who publishes or authored this page?
_________________________________________________________________________
Did you get pictures or information from this site?
______________________________________________________________