Introduction
Volcanoes are
mammoth geologic formations on the earth’s surface. They have immense beauty
and power. Volcanoes are located on 6 of the seven continents. There are no
volcanoes located on the continent of Antarctica. They can cause millions of
dollars worth of damage and kill many people when they erupt.
Today you are going
to learn vocabulary associated with vulcanology - the study of volcanoes.
Vulcanology is a fascinating field of study. Many vulcanologists -scientists
who study volcanoes – travel around the world to gather information about
volcanoes. The more information they gather about how volcanoes are formed and
how they erupt, the more lives they can save.
You are beginning your journey to becoming a
junior vulcanologist. To begin, you must learn the vocabulary of vulcanology.
You will be reading two articles about volcanoes and watch a video about how
volcanoes are formed. As you read, complete the vocabulary worksheet with the
definitions from the articles.
Directions
These directions will help you begin you quest to become a vulcanologist. Be sure to read through all the directions first before you begin your volcano quest. You may want to make notes about the directions in your volcano journal.
1. Click on this link – Volcano Vocabulary Worksheet. Print out the two pages of volcano words. You will use this worksheet while you visit the volcano site. After you have printed click on Volcano Vocabulary to return this directions page.
2. Now you are ready to begin reading about the formation of volcanoes. Click on this link, Volcanoes, to read The World Book Encyclopedia Online articles about volcanoes. When The World Book Online homepage comes up, type in the word “volcano” and then click on the search button. This will take you to a page of different articles. Click on the top entry. When this page comes up, on the left side of the screen, click on How a volcano is formed.
3. Read the article twice about volcano formation. As you reread, write the definition for each word on the worksheet.
4. After you have finished this first part, on the left-hand side of the screen, click on Kinds of volcanic materials. Again, read this article twice and as you reread, write the definitions on your worksheet
5. After you have written all the definitions, on the left-hand side of the screen, click on the video link of How a Volcano Erupts. Based on the video and what you have read, in your volcano journal, draw a picture the magma chamber, the inside of the volcano with the magma flowing up, and showing lava, volcanic dust, ash, and bombs coming from it. Be sure to correctly label your drawing.
6. Put your volcano vocabulary worksheets in your volcano journal.
Links to Virtual Tour
Sites
Volcano World – This link takes
you to the main page for Volcano World.
From this page you can take a virtual tour of some of
the volcanoes around the world.
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.html
US Geological Survey – This page is an index of all the volcanoes in the world.
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/framework.html
Recent Earthquakes and
Volcanoes – Shows recent geologic activity for the world
http://hsv.com/scitech/earthsci/quake.htm
Tram Tours
- Volcanoes – Take a virtual field trip of some of
http://www.field-trips.org/tours/sci/volcano/_tourlaunch1.htm