US Geological Survey
Cvo: Craters of the Moon, Idaho
Site enables users to learn more about the volcanoes of North America. Offers links to visit a volcano as well as other items of interest.
EL Education
El Education: Earth, Wind and Fire
Third grade students at World of Inquiry, School #58 created this set of cards as part of an expedition on natural disasters. To create their card, each student researched and wrote a descriptive summary on a specific natural event; each...
Seeker
Seeker: Week of 11 25 13: Volcanic Eruption Births New Japanese Island
Brief article reports on the emergence of a new small island off the coast of Japan due to volcanic activity.
Oregon State University
Volcano World: Working on Volcanoes
Learn about the scientific techniques that are used to study volcanoes on this site. Also, understand what conditions exist on the volcanoes.
Oregon State University
Volcano World: Volcanic Minerals
Learn about volcanic minerals with this reference page! Also test your knowledge at the end with a quiz.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Plate Tectonics
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will investigate the scientific view of how the earth's surface is formed. Students recognize that lithospheric plates constantly move and cause major geological events on earth's surface....
Michigan Technological University
Michigan Technical University: Volcanoes Page
A collection of useful links about volcanoes.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Volcanoes
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses the parts of a volcano and where some are located.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Volcanoes
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students are given a brief description of a volcano and asked to identify the parts of the volcano.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Mountains, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces students to the formation of mountains, volcanoes, and earthquakes.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Earth Layers
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students will recognize that changes that occur in the layers of the Earth (volcanoes and earthquakes) are a result of forces acting upon it.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Earthquakes & Volcanoes
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart shows diagrams of plate tectonics and how earthquakes and volcanoes are formed. Activotes are needed to answer several questions.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Jeopardy : Processes of Earth
[Free Registration/Login Required] This review game is perfect for reviewing the processes of earth. Each page is linked to a question, answer and then go back to the main page. Music is incorporated at the top of the page so students...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Landforms
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students analyze the formation of lakes and volcanoes in depth. Students read Living Library references to locate, select, and make use of relevant information.
World Geography Games
World Geography Games: Volcanoes
This website asks you to identify various volcanoes throughout the world.
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Volcano Watch
Read what the scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory have recently observed about the state of Hawaii's volcanoes in the the weekly "Volcano Watch" newsletter. Issues of the newsletter from 1994 forward are archived on this site.
Other
University of Delaware: Plate Tectonics
This site is a very simple overview of plate tectonics. It includes a map of all the major plates and a diagram of the layers of the earth.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions
Explains what earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are and how they are related.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Underwater Volcano Facts
Provides information about underwater volcanoes.
The Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute Online: Earthforce in the Core
This site from The Franklin Institute Online takes you to the core of the earth and discusses how volcanoes are formed. Provides links to general volcano information as well as volcano science and teacher resources.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Volcano
Illustrated resource explores how volcanoes are formed and the different types of volcanoes.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Volcano Characteristics Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes the key points about volcano characteristics. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Supervolcanoes Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide briefly summarizes key points about supervolcanoes.
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.