Students study the recent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.  In this recent earthquakes instructional activity students complete an activity while working in groups.

Students begin with an overview of the Earth's interior and how volcanoes form. They learn how engineers predict eruptions. In a class demonstration, students watch and measure a mock volcanic eruption and observe the phases of an...

Students explore the effects of the volcanic eruption of Nyiragongo in Congo as a springboard to exploring past examples of volcanic eruptions and their respective relief efforts.

Students explore first-person accounts of volcanic eruptions throughout time and use second-hand information about volcanoes. They use both types of accounts to write news articles covering the events of a historic volcanic eruption as...

Students explore the formation of volcanoes. For this earth science lesson, students build their own volcanoes in the lab using different materials. They identify the different types of volcanoes.

Students read first hand accounts of earthquake survivors in order to begin the describe the different types of earthquake waves and the order in which they arrive. They engage in using earthquake waves as a means to indirectly study the...

In this volcano activity, students are given five pictures of volcanoes and descriptions of each. They determine what type of volcano each is and how they determined their answers.

Read about the eruption of Mt. St. Helen's. Includes first-hand descriptions by geologists. Also includes a table which lists other notable volcanic eruptions that have happened in the 20th century.

Pronouncing the name of this Icelandic volcano is definitely not easy! It became famous in 2010 when it erupted and spread volcanic ash over the whole of Europe, grounding air traffic. Learn some facts about this volcano, the events of...

Learn about the 74,000 year old eruption of the Toba volcano which produced 670 cubic miles of magma. Compare its' dimensions to other famous eruptions to get an understanding of its enormous dimensions.

Over the past four centuries volcanos have killed over a quarter of a million people. Nine historic volcanos are briefly described in a slideshow with descriptions of each.