Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Success Criteria (15/12/11) Volcano Types
Success Criteria
- I can draw/label two types of volcanoes
- I can explain where it occurs
- I can store whatever i did today effectively
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Volcano Starters
What
do you already know about volcanoes?
- It erupts lava
- A single eruption can causes a lot of damage
- The smoke and ash that billows out of the volcano is highly poisonous
- Volcanic ash is very nutritious to plant life as the lava carries minerals from the ground
- It happens in the Pacific Ring Of Fire
- The lava is superheated and can cause a lot of damage
- In ancient times, volcanoes cause diamonds to erupt out from beneath the ground
- Inside the volcano, it’s called magma, when it erupts out it’s called lava
- Happens in constructive and destructive plate margins
What
do I want to know?
- What are the stages of a formation of a volcano?
- Do volcanoes pose a threat to humans?
- Do volcanoes benefits humans?
- What gets erupted out of a volcano?
- Are there different types of volcanoes?
- Where are volcanoes located?
- How does it cause damage?
Success Criteria (8/12/11) What and Where are Volcanoes
Success Criteria (8/12/11)
I can explain what a volcano is
I can describe the global distribution
I can use a GIS system to locate recent eruption
I can explain what a volcano is
I can describe the global distribution
I can use a GIS system to locate recent eruption
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Definition of ocean trench
What is an ocean trench?
Narrow depression above the subduction zone at a destructive plate margin.
Narrow depression above the subduction zone at a destructive plate margin.
Success Criteria (5/12/11) Physical Features and Humans What's a ocean trench?
Success Criteria (5/12/11)
- I can link physical features and human activities
- I can locate and explain the formation of ocean trenches
- I can record what i did today effectively