Resource Type: Content Supports -- Activities and rich problems Discipline: Mathematics Grades: Grades 9–12 Professional Commentary: Sometimes it's a sinkhole; this time it's a volcano. This problem is one of Stella's Stunners, a collection of challenging and entertaining mathematical problems to intrigue students in grades 6 - 12.... 2 Exploring the Evidence for Plate Tectonics Resource Type: Lessons Discipline: Science Grades: Grades 6–10 Professional Commentary: This resource provides an inquiry-based exploration for each of the three lines of evidence for plate tectonics: fossil distribution, locations, depths, and types of earthquakes, and locations and types of volcanoes. These activities are presented in a way as to emphasize the process of science – how evidence is gathered and hypotheses are tested. Taken as a whole,... Resource Type: Lessons Discipline: Science Grades: Grade 8 Professional Commentary: Musical Plates is an Internet-based multidisciplinary project which will enrich a student's learning experience through "unique and compelling" applications of instructional technology. In particular, this project taps into some of the exciting new applications of the Internet in education by having students access real time earthquake data, interact with experts online, and publish their own work... 4 Volcano Hazards Program Images and Publications Resource Type: Content Supports Discipline: Science Grades: Grades 11–12 Professional Commentary: This excellent content resource contains numerous resources about volcanoes, including volcano fact sheets, assesssments, recent scientific publications, effects of and science behind volcanic ash, satellite images, and maps. (cb) 5 ODE Assessment Item, Grade 10: Earth Science, Volcanos Resource Type: Assessments Discipline: Science Grades: Grades 9–10 Professional Commentary: This question asks students to predict the location of a developing volcano based on information regarding the movement of one of Earth’s crustal plates over a mantle hot spot. This is a multiple choice test item used in a past Ohio Graduation Test assessment (for more information, see IMS: Assessments).... Resource Type: Lessons Discipline: Science Grades: Grades 6–12 Professional Commentary: This unit focuses on mountain building as a tool for teaching mountain formation, erosion, rocks, minerals, the rock cycle, faulting, folding and deformation of the crust, as well as plate tectonics, earthquakes and volcanoes. It reinforces the concept that mountains have a history and that it is possible to use clues from the shape, composition, and... 7 ODE Assessment Grade 8: Earth and Space Sciences, Rock Formation Resource Type: Assessments Discipline: Science Grades: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: This question asks students to identify how surface rocks are formed on volcanoes. This is a multiple choice test item used in a past Ohio Achievement Test assessment (for more information, see IMS: Assessments).... Resource Type: Lessons Discipline: Science Grades: Grades 8–10 Professional Commentary: In this resource, students are introduced to the theory of plate tectonics. They explore how the theory was developed and supported by evidence.... 9 Grade 8: Earth and Space Sciences, Benchmark E: Processes that contribute to Earth's constantly changing surface Resource Type: Professional Resources Discipline: Science Grades: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: This mini-collection on earthquakes, erosion, volcanic eruptions, and plate tectonics are aligned with Earth and Space Science Benchmark E: Describe the processes that contribute to the continuous changing of Earth's surface. Several of these resources are also aligned to the scientific process standards, along with the multiple opportunities that each resource provides to incorporate writing in... 10 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 4: New rocks from volcanoes Resource Type: Assessments Discipline: Science Grades: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: Students are asked to how new types of rock can form after a volcano erupts. This constructed response question is a sample test item used in past National Assessments of Educational Progress (see About NAEP).... |