Volcano!
Grade Level: 5th Grade Created by Lauren Robbins
Content Standards:
Science
Content Standard: 2.0 Interactions Between Living Things and Their Environment.
The student will investigate how living things interact with one another and with non-living elements of their environment.
5.2.spi.3 predict the effects of human actions and/or natural disasters on the environment.
5.2.tpi.2 determine how organisms may be affected by environmental factors.
5.2.tpi.6 research examples of how environmental changes affect the organisms inhabiting an ecosystem.
Content Standard: 9.0 Earth Features
The student will understand that the earth has many geologic features that are constantly changing.
9.1 Recognize that the earth’s geological features change.
9.2 Know that the earth is composed of different layers.
Technology
Content Standard: 3.0
Students will use technology productivity tools
3.2 Students will use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology enhanced models, prepare publications, and produce other creative works.
5.3.1. Students will use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
Social Studies
Content Standard: 3.0 Geography
Geography enables the students to see, understand and appreciate the web of relationships between people, places, and environments. Students will use the knowledge, skills, and understanding of concepts within the six essential elements of geography: world in spatial terms, places and regions, physical systems, human systems, environment and society, and the uses of geography.
5.3.02 Recognize the interaction between human and physical systems around the world.
5.3.02.c. Recognize the impact of extreme natural events on human history
Duration:
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This learning web should take 3 days to complete.
Materials Needed:
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Computers with Internet access, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Publisher
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Dictionaries
Scaffolding Activities:
You will use and build upon the skills you have previously learned and practiced this year in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
If you need a reminder, visit these web pages:
How to create a flyer using Microsoft Publisher
Prior knowledge:
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As a class we are going to brainstorm a list of anything and everything you think of when I say the word "volcano." We will use these words to help "jog" our memory to help us on our search.
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We are going to define important terms related to volcanoes by using a dictionary.
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ash cloud
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ashes
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eruption
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gas
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lava
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magma chamber
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poisonous
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vent
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volcano
Statement of the Problem:
As a class, we are going to the beautiful Hawaiian Islands for a summer vacation. One of our adventures will take us to Mauna Loa, home to the world’s largest volcano that has erupted 33 times and it is certain to erupt again soon. Your task is to find out what we can do to better understand this phenomenon and affect of volcanoes on the environment.
Activity 1
The Earth's Crust and Anatomy of a Volcano (knowledge, comprehension, & application)
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First, open the Word document that contains the questions you are to answer for both websites: Learning Web Internet Questions.doc
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Second, go to this website http://www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/usgsnps/pltec/pltec1.html#crust and answer the questions as you read. Your responses should be single-spaced and size 12 font Times New Roman.
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Next, go to this website http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/0312/main.html and answer the remaining question on the worksheet. Once you are finished, print the sheet and turn it in.
Activity 2
Famous Volcano Eruptions PowerPoint (knowledge, comprehension, & analysis)
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You will work in groups of 4 and you will need to tell me which famous volcanic eruption your group would like to research. Topic assignment is on a first-come first-serve basis, so let me know quickly which one you select.
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Next, you and your group will need to visit the websites underneath your topic and gather the information you think is important for your classmates to know.
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Then, you and your group will create a 4-slide PowerPoint presentation. The first slide needs to include the name of the volcano and your names. Slides two-four need to contain a summary of the information you and your group discovered. Here is the information you need to search for: When the volcano erupted, where it is located, and how the natural disaster affected the environment and organisms in it.
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You will need to print your self-evaluation rubric and remember to be honest! MyRubric - Self-Evaluation.xls
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After your group had completed the PowerPoint you will present it to the class.
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Remember to scroll to the bottom to "Assessment" to see the rubric for this activity.
Mt. Vesuvius, Italy
Mt.
Vesuvius General Information
Mt. Vesuvius Sequence of Events
Mt. Vesuvius - 79AD Eruption and Eyewitness Account
Mt. Vesuvius - Additional 79 AD Eruption and Eyewitness Account
Mt. Etna, Italy
Krakatau Volcano, Indonesia
Krakatau More General Information
Krakatau Volcano Sequence of Events
Mt. St. Helen's, USA
Mt. St. Helen's General Information
Mt. St. Helen's More General Information
Mt. St. Helen's Sequence of Events
Mt. Pinatubo, Philippines
Mt. Pinatubo General Information
Activity 3
Affects of a Volcanic Eruption (knowledge, comprehension, & evaluation)
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Click on the following link and read the different sections. When you are finished you need to answer the following question on a sheet of paper: "Describe the affects of a volcanic eruption on the environment and predict what you would do if you were ever faced with the immediate threat of an eruption."
Activity 4
Mauna Loa Volcano Flyer (knowledge & synthesis)
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You are going to create a flyer encouraging people to visit Mauna Loa in Hawaii, the island we will be visiting.
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Working in pairs, use the links below to become very familiar with the Mauna Loa Volcano.
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Next, open Microsoft Publisher and select Publications for Print, Flyers, Informational Flyers. Choose any layout you would like.
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Include on your flyer: at least 1 picture of the volcano (do not forget to state where the picture came from!), four to five facts about why a person should visit.
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Remember to scroll to the bottom to "Assessment" to see the rubric for this activity.
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/maunaloa/
http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/HCV/maunaloa.html
Assessment
Assessment for Activity 1: The Earth's Crust and Anatomy of a Volcano
I will read your responses for correctness, thoroughness, and thoughtfulness on the worksheet you turn in.
Assessment for Activity 2: Famous Volcano Eruptions PowerPoint
You may access the rubric at this link: MyRubric - Famous eruptions.xls
Assessment for Activity 3: Affects of a Volcanic Eruption
I will read your paragraph for correct responses and originality of thoughts.
Assessment for Activity 4: Mauna Loa Volcano Flyer
You may access the rubric at this link: MyRubric - Mauna Loa Flyer.xls
Self-Reflection on Learning Web
You need to write a paragraph telling me what you have learned from this learning web and what you enjoyed the most. Tell me if you think your work was your personal best or if you could have tried a little bit harder. Can you think of any thing that you would have liked to learn about but did not in this web? Your response should be typed, double-spaced, size 12 Times New Roman font and the title should be "reflection." I will read for originality, thoroughness, and thoughtfulness.
Acknowledgements
Standards
http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/standards/index.php
Animation
http://www.animationlibrary.com/
Photograph
Photo by Italian Air Force from Green and Short (1971)
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/img_vesuvius.html