Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher
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Introduction
Welcome
Boys and Girls! Are you ready to search out fire spewing mountains? In
this webquest you and your group will be transported to an active
volcano somewhere along the Pacific Rim. Once there you'll explore all
around the volcano to determine its size and what type of volcano it
is. You'll also have to discover the volcano's eruption history. At
last you'll hypothesize when the volcano will erupt again and decide if
you need to warn the local town's people.
Keep
in mind this question during your search. How might knowing about a
volcano be useful to being living in the area?
Good
luck on your journey, and remember to be safe.
The
Task
Your
task while you're on your exploration is to document the volcano you're
transported to. Your group will be given a volcano from the list below
to explore. You'll go to each website listed below your volcano to
complete your research. While you're exploring your volcano you'll need
to keep track of the information you find. After your trip is over
you'll need to create a poster that includes a drawing of the volcano
you were sent to and the important information you discovered.
The
Process
- First
you'll be assigned to a group of explorers. One of you will need to
be the expert recorder of the group and will be responsible for either
filling out a sheet your teacher provides you or writing down the
important details your group discovers on your journey.
- Your
group will also be assigned to explore one of the volcanoes from the
list below. To do this, you'll go to each website listed and search for
the following details (your teacher may give you this form):
- The
country the volcano is in
- The
elevation of the volcano
- What
type of volcano it is
- Date
of last eruption
- Something
special about the volcano
- What
a volcano is
- Anything
else you'd like to note about your volcano
- After
you find the
answers above, work as a team to create a poster so you can share your
findings with your classmates. Your poster should include a drawing of
the volcano you studied and numbers 1 through 5 from above. Your
teacher may ask you to share your poster and your findings with the
rest of the class.
All set and
ready to go? Find your volcano and jump into your journey.
Lascar
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lascar_Volcano
- http://www.volcanolive.com/lascar.html
- http://library.thinkquest.org/C0112681/Eng/Normal/Volcanoes_World/south_america/chile/lascar.html
- http://www1.fccj.edu/pacrews/volcanoes2.htm
Mt. Fuji
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt_fuji
- http://hakone.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp/vrc/others/fuji.html
- http://volcano.asia/fuji.html
- http://www1.fccj.edu/pacrews/volcanoes2.htm
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Mt. Merapi
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Merapi
- http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2006/05/mount_merapi_vo.html
- http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0603-25=
- http://www1.fccj.edu/pacrews/volcanoes2.htm
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Mt. St. Helens
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_St._Helens
- http://www.destination360.com/us/washington/st-helens-summit.htm
- http://www.volcanolive.com/sthelens.html
- http://www1.fccj.edu/pacrews/volcanoes2.htm
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Rincon de la Vieja
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rinc%C3%B3n_de_la_Vieja_Volcano
- http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1405-02=
- http://www.volcanolive.com/rincon.html
- http://www1.fccj.edu/pacrews/volcanoes2.htm
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White Island
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whakaari/White_Island
- http://www.volcanolive.com/whiteisland.html
- http://www.photovolcanica.com/VolcanoInfo/White%20Island/White%20Island.html
- http://www1.fccj.edu/pacrews/volcanoes2.htm
Evaluation
You'll be graded by your
teacher as a group based on your group's performance. The rubric below
will be used by your teacher to evaluate your performance. Your teacher
may ask you to grade yourselves as well. In order to recieve a top
grade each member of your group must work well with all the other
members of your group. Your work must also be complete and contain each
element listed under Process.
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Beginning
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Developing
2
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Accomplished
3
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Exemplary
4
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Score
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Information
is complete
and accurate
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Only one or two facts were found.
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Three or four facts were found, not all were accurate.
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All elements were found, but not all are accurate.
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All elements were found and are accurate.
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Use of websites listed
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No websites were used.
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Only one website was used.
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Two or three websites were used.
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All four websites were used.
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Group's informational poster on their volcano
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No poster was created.
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Poster is created, but lacks important details.
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Poster contains many important details, but lacks some elements.
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Poster contains all elements including drawing.
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Presentation of poster
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Group refusing to present poster.
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Presentation was disorganized and sloppy. Students rushed through it.
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Presentation was organized and all elements were talked about.
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Presentation was well organized, covered all elements and all students participated.
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Group cooperation
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Students did not work in a group. Instead they worked individually.
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Students worked in a group, but not cooperatively.
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Students worked well together.
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Students worked cooperatively as a group and shared ideas well.
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Conclusion
Well done Boys and Girls.
I hope you enjoyed your journey. You all now know a little about what
volcanoes are and a lot about one specific volcano in the Pacific Rim
region. You can do research on the Internet and demonstrate your
understanding of volcanoes by creating a poster. Could you do it again
with a different volcano this time? If you'd like to learn more about
volcanoes check out the websites listed below.
http://www.learner.org/interactives/volcanoes/entry.html
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/
http://www.livescience.com/volcanoes/
Credits
& References
References are listed below in the order that the pictures appear above.
http://oceansjsu.com/images/exp12_pac_volc.gif
http://www.travel-images.com/chile8.html
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/japan/mt-fuji.htm
http://newswire99.blogspot.com/2006_05_01_archive.html
http://www.stormcenter.com/media/envirocast/archive/040930/
http://www.costarica-nationalparks.com/rincondelaviejanationalpark.html
http://www.photovolcanica.com/VolcanoInfo/White%20Island/White%20Island.html
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