Students model Earth's tectonic plate movement and explore the relationship between these movements and different types of volcanoes.

Students will describe the changes in a newly-formed volcanic island over the first three years of its life.  

Compare pictures of different volcanoes. Then visit NASA's Space Place to learn about volcanoes and answer questions about volcanic eruptions.

Watch NASA videos about aerosols and volcanic ash.

Learn about volcanic ash and watch a visualization of the Calbuco volcano to see how ash travels around the world.