This document outlines a virtual tour lesson on volcanoes using Google Earth. Students will visit several famous volcanoes and complete a chart about each one. They will then choose one volcano to create an informational brochure or poster about to share what they learned. The lesson aims to help students recognize different volcano types, locations, and the geological processes that cause volcanic eruptions.

1. Volcanoes Virtual Tour
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• Learning Outcome: : Students will recognize the different types and locations of volcanoes around the world. Students will create
a poster or brochure to encourage others to visit the volcano of their choice
• Common Core Standard/GLE: Identify the edges of plate boundaries as likely areas of earthquakes and volcanic action (ESS-M-
A3)13. Describe the processes responsible for earthquakes and volcanoes and identify the effects of these processes (e.g.,
faulting, folding) (ESS-M-A3)
• Description of Lesson: Students will take a virtual tour of several different famous will complete a chart about each. You will
choose one of the volcanoes that you visit to create an informational brochure or poster for future visitors.
Include step by step directions for others to replicate the activity. Click in box below to begin typing. Steps will automatically number.
p. 152 Ask yourself: What could my
1. Open Google Earth on your desktop.
students create and share
2. In the search box on the top you will type the name of the volcano you with the world that would
will tour. enhance their learning.
3. Google Earth will bring you to visit each volcano you type in the search
box.
4.Once you have located each volcano, you will need to click on the green
mountain to get required information for your information chart.
5. You will complete the chart on the back of this paper for each volcano
you visited.
6.After your tour is complete and you have filled out your information chart
about each volcano you will choose one of the volcanoes that you visited
to create an informational poster or brochure to give to future visitors.
7. Open a Microsoft Word document or Microsoft Publisher to create your
poster or brochure. Student Choice