Angela CaridiBethany Barry

Bryce ThompsonCarly Orduz

6TH GRADE SCIENCE

• Goals– Students will learn…• Formation• Structure• Land Formation• Locations• Impact

UNIT: VOLCANOES

• Teacher lecture– Use Prezi

– World map background– Points on formation in hotspot area

– Students take notes in science journals

LESSON 1: HOW VOLCANOES FORM

• Go to computer lab• Put students in groups of 3

– Assign each group section of volcano– Group must find important facts on their section– Put facts on PowerPoint slide• No more than 6 words per fact

• Save all slides on single flash drive– Use action button feature on PowerPoint– Make interactive volcano diagram

• Post to class site so students can study at home

LESSON 2: STRUCTURE OF VOLCANOES

• Short lecture on where most volcanoes are• Students then get iPads

– Online map of hotspot areas– http://www.mapsofworld.com/major-volcanoes.htm– Interactive Kahoot quiz

LESSON 3: LOCATION OF VOLCANOES

• Students get iPads– Have them research volcanic eruptions– http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3754105– Students will make ToonDoo• Must have 3 facts • Will turn it in as saved file on class site

LESSON 4: HOW ERUPTIONS HAPPEN

• Post ThingLink to class site– Let students explore links and articles on iPads– Include video on power of volcanoes– Must write 2 paragraph summary on paper on what they

learned

LESSON 5: EFFECTS OF VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS

• Pull up volcano diagram PowerPoint on SMART Board– Play quiz game– Students get point for naming parts of volcano– Also get points for describing effects of volcano

• Click on action buttons to reveal answers

REVIEW DAY

VOLCANO DIAGRAM

• Main source of magma• Volcanoes can move away

– No longer over magma chamber– They become dormant

• Click here to return to diagram:

MAGMA CHAMBER

• Main path for magma to surface• Cone develops around this• Magma becomes lava at surface

• Click here to return to diagram:

MAIN VENT

• Large opening of volcano• Formed by previous eruptions

• Click here to return to diagram:

CRATER

• 3-5 miles thick under oceans• 25 miles thick under continents• Separated into tectonic plates

• Click here to return to diagram:

CRUST

• Causes air to become hazy• Settles over large areas• Can form new layers on volcanoes

• Click here to return to diagram:

ASH CLOUD

• Students will have test following Tuesday• They will be given diagram of volcano

– Must label– Include 1 fact about each part

• Test will also include questions on other lessons– Free response for effects, formation and locations

ASSESSMENT

• A research website may need to be provided• Students may gather wrong facts

– Their slide cannot be used– Discouraging

• Staying on task in computer lab may be difficult• PowerPoint may be too boring to students

POSSIBLE PITFALLS AND POTHOLES

• Students do research themselves• Students will gain…

– Basic PowerPoint skills– Access to interactive study tool at home

• Teacher spends less time lecturing• Students can learn at their own pace

WHY IT IS A GOOD USE OF TECHNOLOGY

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