Volcano
Investigate types of volcanoes and their eruptions through the Engineering Design Process
Course
Course
STEM EDA
Subjects
Subjects
Engineering
Grade Levels
Grade Levels
6
7
8
Duration (hours)
Duration (Approx hours)
15
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Overview
Students follow the engineering design process to research, classify, and mimic volcanic eruptions for given scenarios.
Standards
MS-ETS1-1 Engineering Design
MS-ETS1-2 Engineering Design
MS-ETS1-3 Engineering Design
MS-ETS1-4 Engineering Design
Cyber Connections
Cybersecurity
Threats and Vulnerabilities
Networks and Internet
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Lessons
Accordion Items
Title
Explore Volcano
Content
Students develop a safety plan for a village located near a volcano. Students must build a model volcano with the village and other key components to demonstrate the plan.
Title
Discover Volcano
Content
Students design a city around an active volcano. Students design and model a plan to protect the city in the event of an eruption.
Title
Apply Volcano
Content
Students study an actual volcano and build a small-scale model replica.
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Materials
Cards
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