Grade Level: 6-8,
9-12
Watch NASA videos about aerosols and volcanic ash.
Watch NASA videos about aerosols and volcanic ash.
Students examine satellite images of a recently formed island to identify areas of erosion and deposition.
Use the Earth System Data Explorer to analyze data and make a claim about which 2018 eruption was larger, Kilauea, HI or Ambae Island, Vanuatu.
Compare pictures of different volcanoes. Then visit NASA's Space Place to learn about volcanoes and answer questions about volcanic eruptions.
Students use scale to determine the area of volcanic deposits following the March 3, 2015 eruption of Chile's Mount Villarrica stratovolcano, one of the country's most active volcanoes.