Students model Earth's tectonic plate movement and explore the relationship between these movements and different types of volcanoes.
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Students will review the NASA Space Place video, "Tectonic Forces", and answer questions about tectonic plates.
Compare images from two volcanic eruptions in the Kuril Islands which occurred ten years apart and complete a graphic organizer for impacts on different Earth spheres.
Watch NASA videos about aerosols and volcanic ash.
Students examine satellite images of a recently formed island to identify areas of erosion and deposition.
Learn about volcanic ash and watch a visualization of the Calbuco volcano to see how ash travels around the world.
Students will use NASA Satellite data of aerosol optical depth and sulfur dioxide as a tool to find evidence of volcanic activity at Kilauea, HI.
Review these resources to learn how Dorothy "Dotty" Metcalf-Lindenburger explored different career paths to eventually make her way to work with NASA. Starting off as a geology student in college, then working as a teacher, Dotty gained employment with NASA as an astronaut!
Review this page to learn about the background of volcanoes and their eruptions.
Students will describe the changes in a newly-formed volcanic island over the first three years of its life.