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8.  Read the Chapters in the textbook, Inside Earth, on earthquakes and volcanoes.  Record information and note about the structure of a volcano, including the dynamics of how volcanoes erupt.
Explore sites related to the active volcanoes in Hawaii.  Use photos about the strucure and nature of volcanoes.


http://www.hawaii.volcanoes.national-park.com/how.htm


Assessment


9.  Prepare a multimedia (PowerPoint) presentation on your studies of your geographic area.  Link the presentation as a single presentation.  Piece together information about active areas of the world and how these areas relate to each other.  Include information about the dynamic nature of the earth's crust.

http://volcanogallery.com/volcano_steamvent.htm

http://eagle.csd49.org/classpages/platetectonics.htm

http://personal.cmich.edu/~franc1m/plateqak.htm

http://ebeltz.net/niftylinks/platech.html

http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/tectonics.html


Evaluation

Earth Movement in Real Time
Objectives Low Performance At or Below Average At or Above Average Exemplary Performance
To use a database to research information on volcanoes and earthquakes 0 points
Did not complete this presentation
5 points
Correctly completed some of this presentation with atleast 5 slides and facts
8 points
Correctly completed most of this presentation with at least ten slides and factual information
10 points
Correctly completed the the presentation with more that ten slide and extra factual information
To provide information about the dynamic nature of the earth\'s crust 0 points
Did not include any information
5 points
Included information in 5 slides or less
8 points
Included 6 or more facts about the dynamic nature of earth\'s crust.
10 points
Maximized use of the Web search to gather information about the dynamic nature of earth\'s crust
To create a PowerPoint presentation on a specific region 0 points
Did not complete a presentation
65 points
Completed a presentation with at least 5 slides of photos and information
70 points
Completed a presentation with at least six to nine slides of photos and information
80 points
Completed a presentation with at least 10 slides and information.

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