Team Pegasus Volcano Project

Introduction

Volcano Webquest!

       You are a volcanologist who is unafraid of researching the most dangerous volcanoes!  When others are afraid, you volunteer for the job!  On this dangerous assignment you will be required to get up close to one of the world's most exciting volcanoes!  Your mission is to gather important facts and bring them back to Professor Kaiser as well as your fellow volcanologists.  Be careful, nobody knows if or when this volcano will erupt again.  Good luck!  

 

 This is a three-part project:

Part 1: Written report

Part 2: Hands-on volcano creation

*Part 3: Presentation (The presentation will not be graded, but is required.   *Creative presentations can be prepared for extra credit!)

        We will complete the written part in class.  The hands-on part is to be done at home and can be started any time after your volcano has been selected and approved.  You will be re-creating the exact volcano that you researched.  Create the volcano out of any material.  It can erupt too!  Some materials that may help are plastic bottles, paper mache, clay and paint. 

 

IMPORTANT POINTS:

*Erupting volcanoes must have some form of short sides attached to the base to prevent major messes!*

*Creative presentations need to be prepared and practiced in advance if you are doing it for extra credit!

*Your project must be submitted with a bibliography showing all Internet/database/book sources!  You need at least 2 sources!

* Visit our library and ask Ms. Byrne for assistance.

 

 

 

 

                     

 

 

                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Task

Because this is such a dangerous assignment, you will be working alone. The world's greatest volcanologist, Professor Kaiser need you to choose a volcano and find the following information:

Volcano Outline

I.  Paragraph 1 Information:

     A.  Name of mountain 

     B.  Location

     C.  Height (currently)

     D.  Type of rock formed from lava

     E.  Shield, cinder-cone, or composite/strato?

     F.  How did it form?

 

II.  Paragraph 2 Information:

     A.  Age

     B.  Stage: active, dormant, or extinct?

     C.  Eruptive Periods? (years)

     D.  Famous eruption(s) (Need year(s) and details/facts)

     E.  Fatalities (deaths)

     F.  Interesting/unique facts (not already listed above)

          1.

          2.

          3. ...

III.  Bibliography (at least 2 sources!)-Use Noodle Tools!

 

 

Process

Process:

STEP #1:

Use the volcano links (listed below), Grolier Online, other online databases, and library books to gather your volcano information.

STEP #2:

Use the information you have gathered to write a 2 paragraph report about your dangerous volcano and construct a model of the volcano. Please see your Professor Kaiser's volcano packet on how to do this.

STEP #3:

Present your information to your class.  Professor Kaiser will have you choose a presentation date soon.

 

Volcano Websites

http://volcanodiscovery.com/volcanoes.html

http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/ - Click on Volcano List

 http://www.volcanolive.com –Scroll all the way down and click on Volcanoes of the World

http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/  – Shows current activity alerts on volcanoes

http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov – Hawaiian volcanoes

http://www.weatherwizkids.com - Under Natural Disasters, click on volcanoes.

 

www.go-middle.grolier.com 

Student Resource Center Junior

Kids Info Bits

If using library resources, be sure to see Ms. Byrne for Password information.

 

 

Evaluation

See the rubric below that is in your packet...

These 3 parts total 100.

 

 

 

*Presentation for extra credit*   

must have the following:    

 

____ Eye Contact   

____ Volume   

____  Articulation   

____ Uniqueness.   

____ Preparation  

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Model:  30 points   

 

 ____  Appropriate type- 6 pts.          

 ____  Realistic- 6 pts. 

 ____  Neatness- 6 pts.   

 ____  Creativity- 6 pts.       

 ____  On-time- 6 pts.      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Report: 70 points

 

____ Content- 25 pts.

____ Sentence Structure- 15 pts.

____ Spelling/Mechanics- 10 pts.

____Organization- 5 pts.

____ Grammar/Vocabulary- 5 pts.

____ Neatness- 5 pts.

____ Bibliography- 5 pts.

 

TOTAL: 100 points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conclusion

 

  • Your fierce desire and fearlessness has allowed you the opportunity to learn many interesting and dangerous facts about the volcano you researched. Your colleagues' research also helped you to learn about many other volcanoes around the world.
  • Thank you for risking your lives for the greater good. Future volcanologists will thank you! 
  • See you all at the Volcanologist Convention where volcanologists from around the world will UNITE!
  • The date is coming soon!