Title: Volcanoes
Grade Level: 9
Essential Questions
How do volcanoes work?
What are the effects of volcanic activity on the past, present and future of the earth?
Earth Science
Competency Goal 2: The learner will build an understanding of the interdependence of Earth's
systems.
Objectives: 2.03 Investigate the solid Earth.
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Earth history and the geologic time scale.
Influences of plate tectonics on evolution and biodiversity.
Volcanism.
The rock cycle.
Soil formation.
Information Skills
Competency Goal 4:
The learner will EXPLORE and USE research processes to meet information needs.
Objectives:
4.05 Gather information from the most effective resources.
4.06 Comply with the Copyright Law (P. L. 94-553).
4.07 Organize and use information.
4.08 Credit sources of information.
4.09 Produce and present findings in various formats (print, graphical, audio, video, multimedia, webbased).
Computer/Technology Skills
Competency Goal 2:
The learner will demonstrate knowledge and skills in the use of computer and other technologies.
Competency Goal 3: The learner will use a variety of technologies to access, analyze, interpret,
synthesize, apply, and communicate information.
Objectives:
2.01 Practice and refine knowledge and skills in keyboarding/word processing/desktop publishing,
spreadsheets, databases, multimedia, and telecommunications in preparing classroom assignments and
projects.
3.01 Select and use appropriate technology tools to efficiently collect, analyze, and display data.
3.03 Use electronic resources for research.
3.04 Use technological tools for class assignments, projects, and presentations.
Materials and Resources:
 Volcanoes pathfinder
 Materials for production of physical projects (posters, models, etc.)
 User names and passwords for media center computers in order to access information and create
multimedia presentations
 Copyright guidelines
 Gaggle email addresses for use with the web site: www.gaggle.net
 Smartboard
Activating Strategies:
(Learners Mentally Active)
Students will watch news footage of eruption of Mount St. Helen, followed by Rally Robin (Kagan 2007)
to brainstorm possible causes and effects of volcanic eruption.
Acceleration/Previewing:
(Key Vocabulary)
Science: Volcano, central vent, debris avalanche, dome, eruption, extrusion, lava, magma, mantle, plate
tectonics, surge, tsunami, vent
Information: copyright, MLA format, works cited
Technology: multimedia
Teaching Strategies:
(Collaborative Pairs; Distributed Guided Practice; Distributed Summarizing: Graphic Organizers)
After participating in the activating strategy, students will come to the media center to conduct research
on volcanoes on day one. Using a SmartBoard, the media coordinator will demonstrate new login
procedures for students, location of pathfinder information, and how to save files with the new Active
Directory software. Through the SmartBoard, the media coordinator will visit the Copyright Web Quest
site, http://www.hazelwood.k12.mo.us/~jdarnell/webq/#Guidelines and discuss the ”Copyright
Guidelines for Student Multimedia Presentations” section. The media coordinator and classroom teacher
will assist students with research as needed. Each student may select from the following final products
to present information to the class: poster, model, research paper or multimedia presentation.
Research continues in the media center on day two. A portion of the class will be devoted to Gaggle
instruction. The Gaggle administrator will use the SmartBoard to show students how to access the
Gaggle web site, login procedures, composing a new message, and attaching files. Students who
chose research paper or multimedia production will email the classroom teacher their files as
attachments to email messages through their Gaggle accounts.
Distributed Guided Practice/Summarizing Prompts:
(Prompts Designed to Initiate Periodic Practice or Summarizing)
Students will utilize the Time Pair Share process (Kagan 2007) to share information acquired during
their research.
Summarizing Strategies:
(Learners Summarize & Answer Essential Question)
Students present their research. Multimedia projects will be shared through use of a mobile
SmartBoard, data projector and laptop computer that is available from the media center.
Volcanoes Pathfinder
Best Place to Start?
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Go to: www.clusty.com.
Type in “volcanoes”.
Search the Media Center
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Click on OPAC
Enter the search term (example: volcano)
Click the Keyword or Subject button. A list of books on the topic is displayed
Dewey Numbers for Volcanoes and Related Topics
 363.34- Natural disasters
 500- General science encyclopedias (Popular Science)
 550, 551.2- Specific info on volcanoes
Web-Based Information
http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/
 Link to the Department of Geosciences at Oregon State University
 Contains volcano facts, directions on how to make a volcano, lots of current photographs, and volcano
location info
http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/
 NASA-sponsored site
 Contains terrific info on how volcanoes work, types of eruptions, volcanoes in history, and volcanoes
on other worlds
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/
 Volcano Hazards Program of the United States Geological Survey
 Info includes a weekly report of worldwide volcanic activity