4 - Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Web Links:
- Blows Its Top : Learn what makes a volcano erupt
- Cascades Volcano Observatory HOME PAGE In addition to the usual information, this site has information about hazards, monitoring, and Mt. St. Helens
- Earthquakes for Kids
- Earthquakes: The Effect This National Geographic.com web page provides information about the devastating effects of earthquakes. Links to an image gallery and a video clip showing the panic and destruction that accompany earthquakes are also included on this page.
- Faultline: Explore Earthquakes
- MTU Volcanoes Page - World Reference Map This great map pinpoints the Earth's active volcanoes.
- National Geographic : Earthquakes, The Science
- Nature’s Fury: Earthquakes This resource, found on the National Geographic.com website, presents information about the effects, phenomena, and science of earthquakes in a multimedia format. Links to images, video clips, and classroom ideas are included on this site.
- Nature’s Fury: Volcanoes This resource, found on the National Geographic.com website, presents information about the effects, phenomena, and science of volcanoes in a multimedia format. Links to images, video, articles, and classroom ideas are included on this site.
- PBS: Savage Earth: Mountains of Fire
- PBS: The Restless Planet, Earthquakes
- Red Hot Volcano Quiz Students can test their knowledge of volcanoes or watch a volcano explorer in action at this site from National Geographic World.
- Stormy Stories In this Xpeditions activity, students use their geography savvy to sort out the stories of four kids caught in natural disasters. Related activities for parents to do with their students are also included on this page.
- The Power of Fire Become a natural-hazard mapper in this Xpeditions activity! Figure out where people face danger from earthquakes and volcanoes, and create a map showing where these natural hazards may occur.
- Tramline Volcano Field Trip At this site from Tramline, Inc., you can take a virtual tour of volcanoes in Hawaii. Along the way, you can read about current volcanic activity, try out remote sensing activities, and view satellite images.
- Volcano Facts
- Volcano Science Image Gallery This gallery, found on the National Geographic.com website, displays a series of volcano related images. View a photograph of steam rising from molten lava, a seismograph, and satellite images of volcanic ash from Mount Pinatubo's 1991 eruptions.
- Volcano WebQuest
- Volcanoes The Effect This National Geographic.com resource describes the devastating effects of volcanic eruptions from the past and present. Links to an image gallery and videos of eyewitness accounts are also included on this page.
- Welcome to Earthquakes!