Earthquake and volcano project ideas:

 

You must prepare a report based upon something we have studied during this 9 weeks.  We started with the layers of the Earth.  You MUST have a written report to go along with whatever else you do.  If you work with a partner, you must have a written report and a project.  The project can be a model, a poster, or a collection of drawings.  You may NOT turn in printed pictures from the internet.  If you make a powerpoint, you may use pictures from the internet, BUT, you must write down where you got them. If making a powerpoint, be sure to save the pictures in your folder.  You will use OpenOffice to make your powerpoint.

 

  Must write out a plan/outline for project.  Cannot just start working, must choose a topic.

 

 

You need to come up with three questions to answer, must use three sources of info, must use a concluding paragraph.  Your paper should therefore contain, an introduction paragraph, three paragraphs answering your three questions, and a conclusion paragraph.

 

Any volcano models must be based upon a real volcano.  If you want to make a model, you must research a real volcano, tell where it is, whether active, dormant, or extinct and explain what the differences are.   Shield or cone, etc.  Boundary or hotspot.  History of eruptions, damage, fatalities.  Lava flow or explosive.

 

Some suggestions:

 

1.  Make a map of Iceland and show the rift valley as well as all volcanoes

 

2.  Make a map of the U.S. and show all volcanoes and/or fault lines

 

3.  Paper mache model of the Earth showing the Ring of Fire, mid-ocean ridge or whatever.

 

4.  Locate and show the New Madrid Seismic Zone; which states does it affect?

 

5.  Make a map showing the Ring of Fire; explain what causes it, name the countries that have volcanoes in the Ring of Fire.

 

6.  Create a model of the Atlantic Mid-Ocean Ridge; explain what causes it, how it is explored, how it was discovered, what countries it is close to.

 

7.  Create a model showing a mid-ocean ridge, a subduction zone, a mountain range, and a transform boundary

 

8.  Create a model of the U.S. showing different the different seismic features, ex. Yellowstone, San Andrea Fault…explain similarities and/or differences

 

9. Powerpoint re: different world volcanoes, locations, type of cone, type ejecta

 

10. Powerpoint re: Hawaii volcano park, model of the island showing the location, description of the volcano, type of ejecta, cone…Kilauea volcano

 

11. Powerpoint re: Yellowstone, location, facts, facts, facts, explain what a super volcano is

 

12. Powerpoint re: Mt. St. Helens, and the other Washington State volcanoes.

 

13. Krakatoa

 

14. Pompeii and Vesuvius

 

15. 1964 Alaska Earthquake

 

16. Perecutin, Mexico

 

17. Mt. Pintatubo in the Phillipines

http://eos.higp.hawaii.edu/ppages/pinatubo/index.html

 

18. Making Earthquake resistant buildings/what is being done to make people safer from earthquakes?

 

19. http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/musicalplates3/en/index.shtml  Musical Plates-cool advanced student project!

 

20. Mt. Vesuvius , Mt. Etna, and Stromboli-compare and contrast.

 

 

Some helpful links:

http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/education/models/index.html

 

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/volcanoes/index.html

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanos

 

http://www.learner.org/interactives/volcanoes/

 

http://www.yesmag.ca/projects/volcano.html  add dish detergent to vinegar/soda

 

http://chemistry.about.com/cs/howtos/ht/buildavolcano.htm

 

http://www.ehow.com/how_7938_make-volcano.html

 

http://www.stormthecastle.com/how-to-make-a/how-to-make-a-volcano.htm

 

http://kids.discovery.com/games/pompeii/pompeii.html

 

http://www.monsterguide.net/how-to-build-a-volcano.shtml

 

http://parentingteens.about.com/od/sciencefairprojectideas/a/projects10.htm

 

 

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/science/earthquakes.html   slinky/rope p wave demos

 

 

 

 

http://www.geosociety.org/educate/LessonPlans/MidOceanRidgeModel.pdf  makes a model of plates

http://geology.com/plate-tectonics.shtml  Excellent map of the plate boundaries, interactive

 

 

 

 

Volcanoes of the world

 

http://www.ig.utexas.edu/research/projects/plates/index.htm

This is a list of plate boundaries and some serious earthquakes that can be researched.  These links do not work as links.

  1. North America/Pacific Plate boundary near San Francisco
  2. North America/Pacific Plate boundary near Los Angeles
  3. North America/Pacific (Juan de Fuca) Plate boundary near Seattle
  4. Eurasia/Pacific Plate boundary near Japan
  5. Earthquakes at the Eurasian/Philipines-Pacific Plate Boundary
  6. Eurasia/Pacific Plate boundary near Phillipines
  7. North America/Pacific Plate boundary near Aleutian Islands - submitted as paper document
  8. Kobe Japan Earthquake in 1995
  9. Nazca/South America Plate boundary near Chile
  10. Nazca/South America Plate boundary near Columbia - submitted as paper document
  11. Australia/Eurasia Plate boundary near Sumatra
  12. African/Eurasian Plate boundary near Greece
  13. African/Eurasian Plate boundary near Italy
  14. African/Eurasian Plate boundary near Turkey
  15. Indian Earthquake Jan 2001
  16. El Salvador Earthquake Jan 2001
  17. New Madrid Earthquakes
  18. Construction in Earthquake Hazzard areas
  19. 1964 Alaskan Earthquake
  20. 1994 Northridge Earthquake

 

http://geology.com/teacher/plate-tectonics.shtml  a page for me to use.