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== HOME - TASKS - RESOURCES - TEACHERS INFO VOLCANOES!!! TOPIC: Volcanoes

SUBJECT AREA: Science, Geography, Technology and Art

Year: 4 and 5 (middle Primary)

CURRICULUM ALIGNMENT:

TEACHERS: Tarryn Camp, Hector Rocha, Max Gostelow and Renee Hookham

==== INTRODUCTION: Volcanoes are a natural phenomenon which occurs when tectonic plates beneath the surface of the earth slide press and separate from each other. These movements of the tectonic plates cause earthquakes and mountain ranges like the Himalayas as well as Tsunami's and Volcanoes. When the earth slides magma (super heated rock) from the earth's core leaks up through the land and ocean floors creating mountains, when the earth presses together the land is "crumpled" and forced upward creating a mountain, when the land is moved apart magma bubbles up and solidifies to form a mountain or hill. The magma and hot gasses beneath the earth's surface cause pressure to build up against the surface of the earth especially in these built up areas of tectonic activity. This pressure eventually builds up enough to cause the volcano to erupt. This page is designed to create a cross curricular approach to teaching through the topic of volcanoes in the four subjects areas science, geography, technology and art (although there is room for expansion). There are many ways to make all of the above subjects and learning about volcanoes fun!! Volcanoes are an interesting part of our earth and this academic online resource is designed to engage and provide students with the knowekdge of how and why volcanoes erupt!!! ====

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TASK OVERVIEW: Understanding the geography behind volcanoes and what caused them to erupt. The Students are required to learn about the formation of the tectonic plates that cause this to happen. Students will seek information about volcanoes and, test chemical reactions of different substances, create and video the making of a paper mache volcano before making it erupt and uploading footage to You Tube. =====

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