The Effects of Volcanoes

1-2, 45 minute class periods.

Science Standard 2— Understands Earth's composition and structure

• Grades 3 to 5
  1. Knows how features on the Earth's surface are constantly changed by a combination of slow and rapid processes (e.g., weathering, erosion, transport, and deposition of sediment caused by waves, wind, water, and ice; landslides, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, drought)
• Grades 6 to 8
  2. Knows how land forms are created through a combination of constructive and destructive forces (e.g., constructive forces such as crustal deformation, volcanic eruptions, and deposition of sediment; destructive forces such as weathering and erosion)

Language Arts Standard 1— Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process

• Grades 3 to 5
  8. Understands structural patterns or organization in informational texts (e.g., chronological, logical, or sequential order; compare-and-contrast; cause-and-effect; proposition and support)
• Grades 6 to 8
  6. Writes expository compositions (e.g., states a thesis or purpose; presents information that reflects knowledge about the topic of the report; organizes and presents information in a logical manner, including an introduction and conclusion; uses own words to develop ideas; uses common expository structures and features, such as compare-contrast or problem-solution)

Technology Standard 2— Knows the characteristics and uses of computer software programs

• Grades 3 to 5
  1. Uses a word processor to edit, copy, move, save, and print text with some formatting (e.g., centering lines, using tabs, forming paragraphs)
  
• Grades 6 to 8
  2. Knows the common features and uses of desktop publishing software (e.g., documents are created, designed, and formatted for publication; data, graphics, and scanned images can be imported into a document using desktop software)
  3. Knows the common features and uses of spreadsheets (e.g., data is entered in cells identified by row and column; formulas can be used to update solutions automatically; spreadsheets are used in print form, such as look-up tables, and electronic form, such as to track business profit and loss

Students will:

• investigate via the Internet the effects of volcanoes.
  
• chart the negative and positive effects of volcanoes.
  
• write a compare/contrast paper on the effects of volcanoes.
  
• create a Power Point presentation illustrating the positive and negative effects of volcanoes.
  

• Distribute the eBuddies.
• Have the students access the websites listed in the Internet Resources section below.
• Have the students view the contents of these websites. While viewing have students complete the chart of positive and negative effects of volcanoes.
• Using their charts, have students write a compare/contrast paper on the effects of volcanoes using MS Word.
• Using Power Point, have the students complete a slide each illustrating the positive and negative effects of volcanoes.

• Teacher observation
• Student participation
• Positive and Negative Effects of Volcanoes Chart
• Compare/Contrast paper on the Effects of Volcanoes
• Power Point slides of the positive and negative effects of volcanoes

• Savage Earth
  
• VolcanoWorld Virtual Field Trip
  
• VolcanoWorld: The Premier Source of Volcano Information
  
• U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, USA