Students examine the aftermath of a volcano. In groups, they participate in activities focusing on the impact on plants and animals. To end the instructional activity, they discuss the positives to the environment after a volcanic eruption.

Fourth graders are introduced to the concept of ecosystem; specifically, the interrelationships among plants and animals within an ecosystem, and their relationships to the environment in which they live and interact.

Pupils explore volcanoes, locate them on maps, record general information about volcanoes, and organize information on a fact sheet.

Pupils explore the most dangerous volcanoes on Earth, plot their locations, and research different volcanic hazards.

Students study the effects on the evolution of human culture from volcanic events worldwide.

Contains images, movies, panoramas, information, and history of the Mount St. Helens eruption (1980) as well information and images of the current state of the volcano.

This site explains what a volcano is by looking at the features, types, and the location of volcanoes The site also looks at some case studies for further information.