Volcano Activity Leaning Groups

For this activity, you will work in a group of up to four students. Each group
will create a poster showing the parts of a volcano. When you have completed
all of the steps below, use the attached rubric to self-assess your groups
work.
Volcano Vocabulary Words
Magma

Crater

Conduit

Vent

Ash

Lava

Base

Flank

Summit

1. Use Encarta or the internet to discover what each of your volcano

vocabulary words means where on a volcano it is located.
2. Using a sheet of poster board and class art supplies, draw a volcano and
clearly label each part. You may also use any art materials to add interest to
your poster.
3. Word process a one page report using your volcano vocabulary that
explains what happens when a volcano erupts.
4. Turn in your research, poster, and report at the Science Center when you
are finished.

Volcano Activity Rubric

Grading
Dimension
Research

Needs
Improvement
Little Effort
made to
research
topic
Inaccurate
findings

Below
Average
Some effort
made to
find and
use
accurate
data

Average

Above
Average
Adequate
Good effort
effort made made to
for
research
researching and find
the topic
accurate
data

Accuracy

Poster and
report do not
correctly
reflects basic
facts

Poster and
report have
some
factual
accuracies

Poster and
report
correctly
represent
basic facts

All items in
poster and
report
accurate
with
additional
information
provided

Complete

Elements of
report and
poster
missing

Occasional
omissions
from report
and/or
poster

Report and
poster
completed
as required

Presentatio
n

Poor/difficult
to read
poster and/or
report,
elements
missing

Somewhat
difficult to
read poster
and report:
mostly
corrected

Acceptable
presentatio
n on poster
and report

Report and
poster
include
some
information
beyond
requirement
s
Poster and
report are
clear and
correct with
some extras

Excellent
Excellent
research
with all
data
accurate
and
complete
Basic and
extended
facts
includes
with
complete
accuracy
as to
detail
Report
and poster
include
extended
informatio
n

Clear,
correct
poster and
report with
extra
elements