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Volcano Study
Project Guide
Directions: Each student is responsible for completing two activities from the following
choices.
Project due date: February 3rd (Friday)
Logical/Mathematical
Verbal/Linguistic
Bodily/Kinesthetic
Plot at least 20 volcanoes on a
world map.
Write a journal entry
describing one or more of the
following:
 Parts of a volcano
 Kinds of volcanic
eruptions
 Life cycle of a volcano
3 types of volcanoes
Create a hula dance that
explains the life cycle of a
volcano through movement.
Visual/Spatial
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
Create a flipbook describing the
following information:
 Parts of a volcano
 Kinds of volcanic
eruptions
 Life cycle of a volcano
 3 types of volcanoes
Flipbook pages must include a
picture to go with the
explanation and a title. (See
Miss Gasparella for template)
Find a partner. Interview your
partner to discover what he or
she already knows about
volcanoes.
Together, create a quiz to test
the knowledge of others on
volcanoes.
 Parts of a volcano
 Kinds of volcanic
eruptions
 Life cycle of a volcano
 3 types of volcanoes
You are a television news
reporter who will be
interviewing a geologist. The
geologist just returned from
studying a nearby volcano that
may soon erupt. Write
questions that you would ask.
Be sure to ask about the
evidence that an eruption is
coming, the type of eruption
expected, and any hazards that
will result. Write an answer
you expect for each question.
Musical
Technology
Naturalistic
Create song lyrics describing
one or more of the following:
 Parts of a volcano
 Kinds of volcanic
eruptions
 Life cycle of a volcano

3 types of volcanoes
Develop a multi-media
presentation explaining one or
more of the following:
 Parts of a volcano
 Kinds of volcanic
eruptions
 Life cycle of a volcano
 3 types of volcanoes
Create any form of
presentation about a historical
volcano.
Make sure to include the
following natural elements of
the volcano:
 Type of rock
 Type of eruption
 Type of volcano
 Physical
characteristics
 Timeline of eruptions
Create a data table that list the
name of the volcano and its
coordinates
(longitude/latitude).
Explain noticeable trends that
appear from the location of the
volcanoes.
Create a narration that
interprets your hula dance.
You may also want to include
the role of the fire goddess Pele
as believed by ancient
Hawaiians.
PROJECT RUBRIC
CATEGORY
5
4
3
2-1
Organization
Content is well
Content is
organized for the organized, but the
project choice.
overall
organization of
ideas appears
flawed.
Content is
logically
organized for the
most part.
There was no
clear or logical
organizational
structure.
Content
Covers topic indepth with details
and examples.
Subject
knowledge is
excellent.
Includes essential
knowledge about
the topic. Subject
knowledge
appears to be
good.
Includes essential
information about
the topic but there
are 1-2 factual
errors.
Content is
minimal OR there
are several factual
errors.
Requirements
All requirements
are met and
exceeded.
All requirements
are met.
1-2 requirements
were not
completely met.
More than two
requirements were
not completely
met.
Sources
Source
information
collected for all
graphics, facts and
quotes. All
documented in
desired format.
Source
information
collected for all
graphics, facts and
quotes. Most
documented in
desired format.
Source
information
collected for
graphics, facts and
quotes, but not
documented in
desired format.
Very little or no
source
information was
collected.
____________/ 20 points