What is the difference between a shield volcano and a cinder cone volcano? How does the flow of lava influence the type of rock that's formed? A presentation on different aspects of volcanoes answers these questions for middle school scientists.

Concepts

volcanoes, the ring of fire, cinder cones, volcanic eruptions, volcano types, lava, magma

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Bring in examples of the volcanic rock types presented in the slides
• Accompany the presentation with videos demonstrating volcanic blasts

Classroom Considerations

• Bolded words emphasize concepts being taught

Pros

• The 18-slide presentation contains engaging and informative graphics that accompany the text

Cons

• The amount of information on each slide may prove overwhelming for some learners

Common Core

RST.6-8.7