Volcano
World Kids' Door
All kinds of volcano fun and activities for
you to enjoy! It also has good resources and ideas for teachers.
Volcano World for Kids has these sites:
- Kids' Volcano Art Gallery
- Volcanic School Project Ideas
- Games & Fun Stuff
- Legends about Volcanoes
- Virtual Field Trips
- Schools' Volcano Homepages
- VolcanoWorld Kids' Quiz
Images
of Volcanoes (Volcano World)
Explore volcanoes in different areas of the world.
Interviews
With Volcanologists (Volcano World)
Personal experiences with scientists who study volcanoes.
Volcano
World's Models for making volcanoes
Models are shown made of Play Dough, Paper and
Cardboard, Clay, Paper Mache, and even an electronic volcano model!
See student
work for these models.
The Electronic
Volcano
The Electronic Volcano is a window into the world of
information on active volcanoes. (It also has an introduction
available in Spanish, Chinese, and other languages!)
This guide is designed for teachers, other educators, and anyone interested in volcanoes. It provides background information on numerous topics and includes teaching suggestions and activities. Although the guide focuses on Hawaiian volcanoes, similar processes and features are observed at volcanoes around the world, including Popocatepetl in Mexico. (See legend in the Prentice Hall purple literature book for 7th grade and legends from Volcano World Kids Site.)
Cascades
Volcano Observatory
Facts and information about Cascade Volcanoes
including links to California
Volcanoes,
Fallout:
Eye on the Volcano
A National
Geographic presentation about
volcanoes.
Glossary
of Volcanic Hazards, Features and
Terminology
A terrific collection of facts and information
about volcanoes.
Hawaii: Born
of Fire
NOVA explores the volcanoes of Hawaii.
Some more great images of volcanoes from around the world! (National Geophysical Data Systems)
Learn about the Mount St. Helens eruptions... past, present, and
future. (Eruption above, 1980. USGS photo)
Types
of Volcanoes
Did you know that not all volcanoes are the
same? Learn about the different types of volcanoes.
Volcano
Activity Reports
Find out what's happeining in the world of
volcanoes.
Volcano
Adventures
Would you like to travel the world in search
of adventure?
Volcano
Video Clips
Watch volcanoes in action!
Famous Volcanoes in History and Legend
- Volcanoes in Legends - includes the famous story of Popocatepetl in Mexico.
- Mount Vesuvius covered the Roman city of Pompeii in 79 A.D.
- The Great Explosion of the Krakatau Volcano ("Krakatoa") in Indonesia (near Java) occured in 1883. The eruption and collapse of the caldera in 1883 produced one of the largest explosions on Earth in recorded time and destroyed much of Krakatau island, leaving only a remnant. It was the most violent volcanic eruption recorded in world history, and left more than 30,000 dead. Since 1927, small eruptions have been frequent and have constructed a new island, Anak Krakatau (Child of Krakatau)
- Interesting
facts about Krakatoa's eruption in
1883.
Image courtesy of the Landsat Pathfinder Project.
- Read about Krakatoa in three levels of information: beginning, intermediate and advanced. Also read about volcanoes in three levels. (NASA site.) There are other good links at this site: the earth's surface and interior, plate techtonics, and more.
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Tsunami: (a tidal wave) can be caused by earthquakes and volcanoes.
National
Geographic Society image of a tsunami about to hit Miami. (Not a real
photo.)