Name _________________________________ Date __________________________________ How Do I Get an “A” on My Volcano Project? WHAT IS THE PROJECT?: An In-Class group presentation featuring… 1) An active working model of a real volcano. 2) A printed travel brochure, completed in Microsoft Publisher Follow all the instructions below, and do your very best work! Your working volcano model is due ________________________________!! HOW DO I COMPLETE THE REQUIREMENTS?: 1) Pick an active volcano that exists in the world today, preferably in the birthplace of your ancestors. If your folks came from a place where there are no volcanoes, that’s okay, just pick an active volcano in the United States! 2) Compile the following facts about your volcano and pictures in a Microsoft Publisher travel brochure. a. Volcano name and location: country, latitude, longitude, & closest city b. Type of volcano, and its location in a subduction zone, hot spot or divergent plate boundary: i. Stratovolcano ii. Shield volcano iii. Cinder Cone iv. Underwater Seamount c. Characteristics of eruptions, based on silica and gas content of magma, and based on Claim, Evidence and Reasoning d. Elevation above sea level in feet e. Actual size at the base. You may have to get this information from Google maps or Google Earth. f. List measurements & calculate volume in cubic meters. SHOW ALL WORK! g. Brief history of the volcano i. When did it first erupt? When did it last erupt? ii. Known damage done by the volcano 1. How many people killed or injured, towns destroyed 2. How many $ worth of property damage D:\533563358.doc Name _________________________________ Date __________________________________ h. 1-2 Paragraphs: Local myths or legends surrounding this volcano (For Example: Pele, is the Hawaiian goddess of fire. If you take Pele’s “tears” from Hawaii, she will follow you to get them back!) i. Complete sentences, proper spelling & paragraph formatting 3) Create a 3-dimensional model, using a cardboard pyramid as a base. a. Base should be no larger than 35cm x 35 cm, and no higher than 40 cm b. Calculate the volume of the pyramid using 3D geometry. c. Use suggestions about pyramid base construction from the exercise in class. d. Where do you get cardboard? Please don’t buy cardboard. Drop by your local grocery store, drug store or variety store. The clerks in the storeroom are happy to give away empty boxes! 4) Cover the outside surface of the pyramid anyway you like to simulate a real volcano. Just leave an opening at the top for your volcano eruption. Be creative and have fun! You may use any or all of the following, or find your own ideas: a. Papier mache, modeling clay, play dough, Styrofoam, crumpled paper, cardboard. b. You may add model trees, people, animals, and villages. c. You may NOT put any live animals inside your volcano, not even insects, not even snails or slugs. 5) Decide on one method of model volcano eruption technology. All will be modeled in class, and you’ll have recipes for each, as well as for play dough. a. Hydrogen peroxide/Yeast b. Baking soda/Vinegar c. Diet Coke/Mentos (but ONLY if this chemical reaction simulates your volcano of high gas and low silica) d. Or find your own MODEL volcano eruption technology You may include food color. YOUR ERUPTION METHOD MUST BE SAFE FOR STUDENTS WEARING STREET CLOTHING AND SAFETY GOGGLES, AND STANDING WITHIN 20 FEET OF THE VOLCANO WHEN IT ERUPTS. 6) Test your volcano at home to make sure it works. Bring all materials, and be ready to erupt your volcano during class on ________________________ If you have trouble getting materials, please talk with Mrs. Preminger after class, during break, during lunch or after school. D:\533563358.doc Name _________________________________ Date __________________________________ Rubric for Volcano roject: Important Volcano Geology (points x 3) Native Volcano Myth or Legend (points x 3) Volcano Model (points x 3) Awesome! 4 points Student knows location of volcano, both its country and its latitude and longitude. Student knows the elevation of the volcano. Volcano type is described, as well is location in a subduction zone, divergent plate boundary or geological hot spot. Student knows if volcano is active, dormant or extinct. Eruption history and characteristics are clearly and briefly written. Students knows, writes, and can describe to the class the legend(s) native people have passed from generation to generation about this volcano, why it erupts, and how the eruption will affect peoples lives. Student has properly recorded the measurements of the pyramidal base, and has accurately calculated its volume, and shows all math calculations on paper. Publisher Brochure (points x 2) Student has made measurable efforts to make the volcano look like the chosen real volcano. Brochure is carefully and artfully designed for an overall beautiful result. Information is wellorganized, well-written, and a joy to behold. Eruption Method (points x 1) Eruption is awesome! Ooooh…..aaaahhhh! D:\533563358.doc Pretty Good… 3 points Student knows the modern country where the volcano is, but the latitude and longitude, or elevation are missing. Student knows if volcano is active, dormant or extinct, but doesn’t provide info about its location in a subduction zone or hotspot. Student is unable to describe the destruction it has caused. Could be better. 2 points Student provides only limited information about the volcano, or the model is not based on real data. Most important geological facts are missing or are incomplete. Student knows the name of the gods, mythical creatures or legends associated with the volcano, but does not fully tell the story in writing or to the class. Student is able to name the volcano, but provides no story to share with the class. Student has a cool model, but has not shown all measurements; has a volume for the pyramid that is inaccurate; or has not shown all math work. Student has a cool model, but the math work is missing. Student’s model does not make an attempt at realistically portraying the chosen volcano. More on the oooh-aaahhh than the actual science. All information is present, but may be less than a joy to behold. Or the brochure may have a lot of zing, without the thought or good writing to back it up. Eruption is good, but it doesn’t represent the conditions under which this volcano has formed. Student is focused only on blowing up the volcano, but not on the history, geology or physics of the natural phenomena associated with this volcano. Brochure is hastily thrown together, or otherwise shows a lack of good planning or adequate teamwork. Brochure may be B&W because of inadequate planning time. Eruption is a fizzle! But, hey, you tried, right? Name _________________________________ Date __________________________________ Suggested Websites for Research: http://volcano.und.edu/ Volcano World: A Higher Education, K-12, and Public Outreach project of the North Dakota Space Grant Consortium http://www.volcanoes.com/ Volcanoes Around the World http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/ How Volcanoes Work Lots of pictures and a volcano eruption animation http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volc/cover2.html United States Geological Survey site Good info on underwater volcanoes http://www.learner.org/exhibits/volcanoes/ Good descriptions and videos of lava flows D:\533563358.doc