6.+Volcanoes

= Process for Volcanoes =

Watch videos describing several volcanoes and their aftermath or the damage caused by them. Click directly on the video window or on the link below: *//note: video starts after the advertisement// [|Volcanoes 101] media type="custom" key="5760917" = = To find more videos, go to the Videos- Volcanoes page.

= = = = = = = Sample questions about volcanoes: =

Background researcher:

 * What is the definition of a volcano?

Historian:

 * ======What is the ring of fire?======

Geologist:

 * What causes a volcanic eruption?

Environmentalist:

 * ======What are some of the effects of volcanic eruptions on people?======

= Resources for information about volcanoes: =

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Volcano Dictionary: []

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) defines volcanoes and how to prepare for them - http://www.fema.gov/hazard/volcano/index.shtm

FEMA for kids- what causes volcanoes and what should go into an emergency kit- []

Scholastic: lots of FAQs about volcanoes- []

Scholastic Weather Watch: volcano basics, predicting and surving volcanoes, more FAQs, []

Enchanted Learning: Types of volcanoes, diagram of how a volcano works, ring of fire - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/volcano/index.shtml

Red Cross: preparing for volcanoes- []

Volcano World: FAQs, current activity- []

US Geological Survey: Volcano FAQs - []
 * Map of current volcano activity- []
 * Current volcano alerts- []
 * Environmental problems caused by volcanoes - http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs002-97/
 * Volcano hazards- []
 * Volcano Hazard FAQ- []
 * Facts about volcanoes - []

Discovery channel: Most famous volcanoes slideshow- []

How volcanoes work, volcanoes in history- []

National Geographic: how volcanoes work, how to stay safe, photos- []

List of the deadliest volcanoes- []

How volcanoes form - []

BBC: Volcano causes, types, effects on people, animals & plants- []

Can we predict when a volcanoe will erupt? []

A volcanologist at work- []

Volcanoes on the moon- []

Impact of volcanic gas on the environment- []

Effects of volcanic gasses- []

Case study- how volcanic gas effected a habitat- []

Damage caused by volcanoes- scroll down to Primary Effects of Volcanoes and Secondary Effects of Volcanoes []

How do volcanoes effect world climate?- []