Introduction
This webquest is intended to introduce grade nine Geography students to volcanoes and its effects on humans and its environment.
Task
1. Students will be given an handout with accompanied questions to complete.
2. Students will Create a brochure on a volcano inclusive of intrusive and extrusive features.
3. Create a model of a volcano to show its structures.
4. Students will create a story board about a volcano that exist in the Caribbean.
Process
Students will visit poscast and wiki links to aid them in completing tasks. Students can also visit the following link for further information:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgktM2luLok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z4as_imJfM
Evaluation
Ten Questions on Handouts (10 marks)
Brochure on a volcano inclusive of 5 intrusive and 5 extrusive features (15 marks).
Creativity = 5 marks
Identifies 5 intrusive features = 5 marks
Identifies 5 extrusive features = 5 marks
Create a model of a volcano to show its structures (20 marks).
Creativity= 5 marks
Content = 10 marks
Complete task = 5 marks
Story Board (15 marks)
Use of appropriate pictures = 5 marks
Correct content/ information in story = 10 marks
Conclusion
By completing this storyboard and the other activities students will gain the prerequisit knowledge for the topic volcanoes for the geography CSEC sylabus and the CSEC examination.