worksheet volcanoes for geography

8/8/2019 Worksheet Volcanoes for Geography

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Worksheet: Volcanoes

Find the most spectacular

volcanoes in the world!

Purpose: This participation and discussionexercise enables students to discover for

themselves the notable volcanoes of the world

and some basic information about each.

Objectives: Students will be able to:

> geographically locate 12 notable volcanoes

> see images of real active volcanoes

> identify key features of volcanic activity

Skills: Students can demonstrate:> Researching> Classifying

> Communicating

> Observing

> Posing questions

Time Required: 45 minutes.

Group Size: In small groups of 4.

Materials/Preparation: Includes:> Access to the internet for each group> The following 2 teacher guide sheets> A printed copy of the 12 volcanoes to locateand research for each group.

> A copy of the Volcano Teacher Briefing

Background: Volcanoes form when magmareaches the Earth’s surface, causing eruptions

of lava and ash. They occur at destructive

and constructive plate boundaries. The

immediate effects of volcanic eruptions can be

devastating, but they may be beneficial in the

long term.

A volcano is usually a cone shaped mountain

or hill that opens downward to a pool of

molten rock below the surface of the earth.

When pressure builds up, eruptions occur.

Gases and rock shoot up through the opening

and spill over or fill the air with lava fragments.

Some volcanoes even exist underwater, along

the ocean floor or sea bed.

Activity: Follow these steps:

1. Print off the:

- Information Required sheet

- Volcano Locations sheet

- The 12 Volcano sheets for each group

- The Volcano Teacher Briefing

2. Spend 20 minutes engaging students in theformation and types of Volcanoes. (Prepare by

reading the Teacher Briefing).

3. Provide each small group with a set of the12 volcanoes and challenge the students to:

a) locate each volcano

b) identify the height of each volcano

c) identify the type of each volcano

4. Review the students discoveries andaccuracy in identifying the information for

each volcano.

5. Use the Information and Location sheets tocompare and add to any extra findings.

Closure: Ensure each group has corrected anyincorrectly identified volcano locations or key

facts.

Extending the Lesson: Encourage studentsto do some research on volcanoes and

discover other volcanoes across the world.


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Worksheet: Volcanoes

Information Required:Mount EtnaHeight: 10,922 ft

Location: Sicily, Italy

Type: Stratovolcano

Colima

Height: 13,976 ftLocation: Colima, Mexico

Type: Stratovolcano

Mauna LoaHeight: 13,679 ft

Location: Hawaii, USA

Type: Shield volcano

Mount MerapiHeight: 9,613 ft

Location: Java, Indonesia

Type: Stratovolcano

AvachinskyHeight: 8,993 ft

Location: Kamchatka, RussiaType: Stratovolcano

Mount St HelensHeight: 8,365 ft

Location: Washington, USA

Type: Stratovolcano

Mount NyiragongoHeight: 11,385 ft

Location: Democratic Republic

of the Congo

Type: Stratovolcano

SakurajimaHeight: 3,665 ftLocation: Kagoshima, Japan

Type: Stratovolcano

TaalHeight: 1,312 ft

Location: Talisay, Phillipines

Type: Complex volcano

TeideHeight: 3,718 ft

Location: Tenerife, Spain

Type: Stratovolcano

Mount VesuviusHeight: 4,203 ftLocation: Naples, Italy

Type: Somma volcano

Mount ClevelandHeight: 5,676 ft

Location: Chuginadak Island, Alaska

Type: Stratovolcano


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