How do volcanoes form and why do they erupt? Does magma change as it reaches Earth's surface? These are some of the questions that are under investigation in a video that explains the science around volcanoes.

Concepts

volcano types, volcanic eruptions, volcanoes

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Create a project in which partners create a model erupting volcano made from craft materials and other household items
• Research awake and sleeping volcanoes around the world and find their locations on a map
• Have learners label parts of a volcano

Classroom Considerations

• Video is the 25th in a series of 26
• Concepts are most applicable to an upper elementary science classroom, especially in a study of the plate tectonics cycle or geographic landforms

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Real images of volcanoes and models of eruptions support the subject matter
• Speaker engages viewers with enthusiasm

Cons

• Instructor talks very fast

Common Core

RI.2.7 RI.3.7 RI.4.7