1. Where can you find volcanoes? Is there a pattern? Do volcanoes always happen in the same places? What process is responsible for the “Ring of Fire”?
2. What do volcanoes look like? What happens when they are active? What do dormant (sleeping) volcanoes look like?
3. How do volcanoes make igneous rocks? What role do volcanoes have in the rock cycle?
4. Do volcanoes change the shape of the earth? Are volcanoes important for making mountains or islands?
5. How do volcanoes affect the lives of people around the world? How can volcanoes be good for people? Why do volcanoes kill people? Why do scientists study volcanoes?
TASK 1 - The Volcano Vocabulary List
Take a look at the VOCABULARY LIST GRAPHIC ORGANIZER. Choose 10 words that you would like to understand. Remember to answer some of the suggested 5 Questions while you are choosing the words for your Vocabulary List. Your group should agree which 10 words will be in your Group Vocabulary List.
TASK 2 - The Volcano Definition Presentation
Look at the Group Vocabulary List with your group. EAch of you will decide on which word you will be presenting on. Check with your teacher or other groups that no one else in the class is doing the same word for their Definition Presentation. Get a copy of the DEFINITION GRAPHIC ORGANIZER & save it to your computer files as a Word Document. Do more research on this one word & then prepare yourself to present your findings to an audience. You will need to talk about the meaning of the word & show images to explain it. You will be able to use your Word Document & a computer so that you can show your audience the web sites you have found to explain your word.
FINALLY, you need to prepare yourself for your oral presentation on one item related to volcanoes. Practice your presentation by presenting to members of your group one at a time. Ask for suggestions on how you can improve your presentation. Practice at least 3 times before your "final" (or marked) presentation. Do a SELF EVALUATION of your own presentation. Take a look at the EVALUATION RUBRIC before you finish practicing.
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