Tramline
Virtual Field Trip: Volcanoes
In this virtual field trip find out about how volcanoes are formed and what kind of destruction can they cause. Discover how volcanoes affect our environment and where can you find active volcanoes on earth and on other planets.
Center for Educational Technologies
Center for Educational Technologies: Exploring the Environment: Volcanoes
Learn about volcanoes and apply what you know to making decisions about how to handle real world situations. You will find lots of supporting materials for these activities.
Other
Nationwide Lifts : Artisan Elevators: Volcanoes and Volcanic Glass
A mountain with a center of hot magma is called a volcano. Under the right circumstances, volcanoes erupt and release a flow of lava. When this happens, they are as beautiful as they are scary and dangerous. Although most people...
Read Works
Read Works: Eruption!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text that asks the reader to make predictions about the eruption of the Colima Volcano in Mexico. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Landforms, Rocks & Minerals: Volcanoes
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of volcanoes.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Explosive Fun With Volcanoes
In this lesson the learners will work in groups to make their own volcanoes and learn the different aspects of a volcano.
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Science Is a Volcanic Eruption!
This lesson plan is designed to teach young children about volcanoes by making a model volcano and having it erupt.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Yellowstone! A National Park on a Hot Spot
A lesson plan with an accompanying PowerPoint learning module for students where they learn about the volcanic features of Yellowstone National Park. They use spreadsheets to make various calculations, such as the volume of material...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Earthquakes Around the World
In this interactive, students manipulate a computer model that shows where earthquakes and volcanic eruptions have occurred since 1960, to make predictions, collect data and look for patterns. Includes career connection, and a question...
Science Fun for Everyone
Science Fun: Cool Off Volcanoes
Build your own volcano and make it erupt with this science experiment!
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Natural Disasters
Students are introduced to our planet's structure and its dynamic system of natural forces through an examination of the natural hazards of earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, tsunamis, floods and tornados, as well as avalanches, fires,...
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Lava Flow
A close up photo of a lava flow as it makes its way from a volcano crater after a recent eruption.