Volcanoes Expedition

Mrs. Barakat  MS. Staiger-Matatall

 

 

Goals:

This project will simulate real life planning and information acquisition focused on volcanoes around the world.   

Objectives:

  1. To locate and access information about recently active volcanoes.
  2. To select information necessary to plan the trip and make decisions.
  3. To delegate jobs, share responsibility, and coordinate the whole project.
  4. To use creativity and accuracy in communicating information and ideas.

Web Resources:

Michigan Technological University Volcanoes Page http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/

The Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution In-depth information http://www.volcano.si.edu/gvp/

The Electronic Volcano Dartmouth College http://www.dartmouth.edu/~volcano/

Volcanoes Online: ThinkQuest http://despina.advanced.org/17457/english.html

Volcano World University of North Dakota http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/

List of Volcanoes by Name with many pictures http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/sorted_by_volcano.html

Active Volcanoes http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/current_volcs/current.html

Active Volcanoes http://www.dartmouth.edu/~volcano/EvF.volc.html

Active Volcanoes http://www.volcano.si.edu/gvp/gvn/activity/index.htm

Active Volcanoes http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/world.html

Search for Volcanoes at CNN.com http://volcanoes.com/

The Volcano Information Center Vocabulary and technical descriptions http://magic.geol.ucsb.edu/~fisher/

Exploring the Environment Learning Page Sponsored by NASA http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/volcanoes/volcano.html