Running Head: VOLCANOS AROUND THE WORLD

Volcanos Around the World

Amanda K. Yarbrough
Liberty University Online EDUC 630

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Volcanoes Around the World

Topic: Volcanos
Grade Level: 7th Grade Science
Missouri Grade Level Expectations:.
Strand 5.2.B.a Explain convection currents are the result of uneven heating inside the mantle
resulting in the melting of rock materials, convection of magma, eruption/flow of magma, and
movement of crustal plates.
Strand 5.2.B.c Describe how the movement of crustal plates can cause earthquakes and
volcanic eruptions that can result in mountain building and trench formation.
Objectives:
1. Students will be able to explain how water and magma composition affects whether a
volcanic eruption will be explosive or non-explosive with 90% accuracy.
2. Students will be able to identify the four types of lava and four types of pyroclastic
material based upon the appearance and characteristics of the substance with 90%
accuracy.
3. Students will research an assigned volcano and present what they have learned about
their volcano in front of the class with 80% or better.
List of Materials: Desktop computer or laptop
Diversity: There are three seventh-grade classes comprising of approximately 48 students.
Over 90% are on free/reduced lunch and come from homes that are below the federal poverty
level.
Class 1: There are 21 students with 13 girls and 8 boys. There are two students who are
in the special education program who have difficulties in reading, comprehension,
mathematics and controlling behavior. The majority of the students are visual/audio
learners; however, they all enjoy kinesthetic activities. The majority of this class
consistently performs at an A-B grade level.
Class 2: There are 12 students with 7 girls and 5 boys. All students are considered to be
average students and consistently perform at a B-C grade level. The majority of the
students are visual/audio learners; however, they all enjoy kinesthetic activities. They are
easy to engage in learning and enjoy kinesthetic activities.
Class 3: There are 14 students with 3 girls and 11 boys. There are two students who are
in the special education program who have difficulties in reading, comprehension,
mathematics and controlling behavior. The majority of this class are kinesthetic learners

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but can learn through visual and audio. This class ranges in performance from A to F.
Poor performance is due to inconsistent school attendance and not fulfilling classroom
requirements.
Technology Inclusion: Students will be creating Prezi presentations about an assigned volcano
and will be researching information online and watching YouTube videos that can be included in
the presentation.
Procedures:
Anticipatory set: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Volcanoes As a class, we will
watch 10 Things You Didnt Know About Volcanoes. Throughout the video, students
will need to write down 10 things that they learned. I have found that this video gets
their attention and makes them to start asking questions about volcanoes.
Direct Instruction and Guided Practice:
1. Volcanic Eruptions & Causes of Eruptions powerpoint and notes The teacher
will be presenting general information about volcanoes through a lecture method with
students filling in notes along with discussion.
Independent Practice:
1. How Does Magma's Composition Affect a Volcano's Eruption? Virtual lab
2. Volcano Research Project (see attached rubric)
Evaluation/Assessment:
1. Students will be assessed on their volcano research project based upon the attached
rubric.
2. Students will have a summative assessment over the unit on volcanoes.
Risk Analysis: When using technology, there is always the risk that computers or tablets will
not work, students may not be able to connect to the wireless network or websites could be
down. All of these have been faced in my classroom with this lesson at times. Alternatives to
using individual technology with this lesson is doing this as an entire classroom activity with the
teacher showing the lab on the Smartboard and students taking turns to come up and complete it.
If for some reason an Internet connection is unavailable, students can do research using methods
such as encyclopedias and library research. Training will probably need to be done with students
on how to create a Prezi, because most students have never used the program.

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Name:

Date:
Hour:
Volcano Research Project

You will be researching a volcano and preparing a Prezi presentation about your
volcano.
Your volcano is

. This is due:

The following elements must be included:

Identifying
Information
Volcano name
Volcano
location,
including
latitude and
longitude and
closest city and
country.
Picture of the
volcano.

Volcano
Description
Type of
volcano
(shield, cinder
cone, or
composite.
Eruption style
(explosive or
non-explosive)
Magma
composition
Current status
(dormant,
extinct, or
active)

Eruption
History
Local history
Past eruptions

Additional
Information
Formations or
other features
created are
reported.

References

Economic loss
and loss of life
are reported.

You must use at

least 3 sources.

An interesting
story is given
(for example,
when Mt. Pelee
erupted, one
survivor was
found in the
local jail)
Safety
precautions,
sirens, and
escape routes
are discussed.
Benefits for the
area are
discussed (for
example, after
the Japanese
volcano

Bibliography of
sources used to
gather
information.

You CANNOT
use Wikipedia
as a source!

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Sakurajima
erupted, the
island produced
a good crop of
kumquats
because the soil
was enriched by
volcanic ash).

Note: You may not copy and paste information from an Internet source!
You must summarize information in your own words (otherwise its
plagerism and you get a ZERO on the project!).
Volcano Research Project Grading Rubric
Element
Identifying
Information
Volcano name and
location

Volcano
Description

Eruption History

References

Exemplary
(5 points each)

Proficient
(3 points each)

Developing
(1 point each)

The volcanos
identifying
information is
thoroughly listed.

The volcanos
identifying
information is
adequately listed.

The volcanos
identifying
information is
poorly listed.

A picture of the
volcano is
included.
The description of
the volcano is
thorough.

Very little
information is
missing.
The description of
the volcano is
adequate.

Much information is
missing.

Eruption types,
magma
composition, and
the status of the
volcano are all
listed.
A thorough
summary of the
eruption history is
listed.
There is a
minimum of 3
sources listed.

Eruption types,
magma
composition, and
the status of the
volcano are
partially listed.
An adequate
summary of the
eruption history is
listed.
There are fewer
than 3 sources
listed.

The description of
the volcano is poor.
Eruption types,
magma
composition,
and/or the status of
the volcano is not
listed.
A poor summary of
the eruption
history is listed.
There were no
sources listed.

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Design and
Format

There is good use

of color, borders
and pictures.
Name and class
period are on the
title slide.

Conventions

Total: _______/35

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There is adequate
use of color,
borders, and
pictures.

There are no
spelling,
capitalization or
punctuation errors.

Name or class
period is missing
from title slide.
There are very few
spelling,
capitalization or
punctuation errors.

Information is
summarized in the
authors own
words.

Information is
summarized in the
authors own
words.

There is poor use

of color, borders,
and pictures.
Name and/or class
period are missing.

There are some

spelling,
capitalization or
punctuation errors.
Information is
copied/pasted from
Internet source.