Read Works
Read Works: A Deep Sea Wonderland
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about an underwater volcano off the coast of California. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Escaping Mount Pinatubo
[Free Registration/Login Required] An interview with Cora Kline who escaped an erupting volcano. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Rock, Rumble
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text explaining what causes volcanoes to erupt. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Magma Composition at Volcanoes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The composition of magma affects the type of volcanic eruption.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Magma Composition at Volcanoes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The composition of magma affects the type of volcanic eruption.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Volcanoes at Hotspots
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Volcanoes can form at hotspots away from plate boundaries.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Careers: Volcanologist
Find out what it takes to become a volcanologist, and what is involved in the study of Earth's processes.
Michigan Technological University
Michigan Technological University: Volcanoes
Volcanology is meant to provide scientific and educational information that can lead to hazard mitigation. This website aims to provide information about volcanoes to the public and to complement other informational sites on the web....
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: Search
The U.S. Geological Survey offers information for teachers and students interested on Earth Science research. Contains references to general information as well as current research and events.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Volcanoes Interactives
A full-featured investigation of volcanoes that answers questions about our ability to predict eruptions. Site begins with a review of the fundamentals (defines lava, magma, and related terms and describes how volcanoes form) and then...
Oregon State University
Oregon State University: Volcano World
An educational portal that consolidates all kinds of useful information about volcanoes. Choose from a menu of topic options and start exploring or use the site's search tool to find just what you're looking for.
Oregon State University
Volcano World
Read stories and legends about volcanoes, check out volcano-inspired art, get school project ideas, and play volcano games.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Volcanoes
Find out about the structure of volcanoes, and learn about the impact of volcanic eruptions on living things in this brief tutorial. Quick quiz to follow.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Earth's Plates
Examine clues about the behavior, history and appearance of various volcanoes. Then try to locate the volcanoes on the map.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Volcanoes
This interactive from Annenberg Learner asks the question of whether erumptions of volcanoes can be predicted. Review what you already know about volcanoes, and move on to forecasting potential. Several short video clips are included as...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Tungurahua Timeline
The Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador has gone through a series of active and dormant periods. Follow the volcano's activity from 1773 to 2000, including a scene of an explosive eruption in 1999.
Geography 4 kids
Geography4kids: All About Volcanoes
An introductory look at volcanoes. Basic facts like the different kinds of volcanoes, kinds of lava, and structure are explained in a brief, easy to understand way. A brief quiz to test comprehension follows.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Volcanic Panic!
Students learn about the causes, composition and types of volcanoes. They begin with an overview of the Earth's interior and how volcanoes form. Once students know about how a volcano functions, they learn how engineers predict...
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute: Dive and Discover: Expeditions to Sea Floor
Join Woods Hole scientists as they search for new volcanic eruptions on the ridge system in the eastern Pacific.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: How Do Volcanoes Form? How Do They Impact Our Lives?
This class activity provides hands-on information to students on how these volcanoes form and how they affect the plant and animal life.
NASA
Nasa: Space Place: Space Volcanoes!
Click and explore the solar system to discover where volcanoes can be found, on planets and moons.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Interpreting Live Data
Young scholars will be using live data about volcanoes and earthquakes to look for patterns and understand why natural disasters may or may not be able to be predicted. Resources include helpful websites, a video of the lesson in action,...
NASA
Nasa: Mt. Rainier
A radar image of Mt. Rainier can be seen on this page. Mt. Rainier had its last eruption 150 years ago. Click on this page to find out more info.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Volcano
Definitions, facts, charts, activities, crafts, quizzes, and diagrams for teaching and learning about volcanoes.