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Volcano Poster Project Due Date: Name: Hour, Day 1: IN THE COMPUTER LAB - Begin research on your volcano. Write the URL of any images you wish to use. Answer the questions on the back of this paper. Print your images at home on a colored printer. If you do not have one, try to use a friend's. If absolutely no color printer is available, you may print them in the computer lab, and then colar it in. (See'me prior to printing the image. ) Day 2: IN THE COMPUTER LAB — Finish researching and gathering images. Type the sections of information that you will put on your poster. Day 3: IN THE CLASSROOM - ‘Complete final touches on posters. The poster is due AT THE END OF THE PERIOD. If you have more than just final touches fo do on this doy you will need to work on it at home before you come to class. “This project will require you to do work outside of class. Save everything on the school network drive, or if you have a thumb drive you can save it and you can work on it at home or school. (On the Back OF THE POSTER ¥ Your name and biock. (nour) ¥ Bibliography: List all sites you used 10 do the project. You should have a minimum of four sites. WARNING itis very tempting to copy work trom the Internet. Answer the questions on the back of this sheet in YOUR OWN WORDS. The information on the poster must be written by YOU. If the resource you are using is 100 wordy, then you may want to use another that is easier to understand. Volcanoes or volcanic areas you may choose from: 1. Kilauea, Hawai 12, Taupo, New Zealand 23. Mt. Pinatubo, Philippines 2, Heklo, Iceland 13, San Cristobal, Nicaragua 24, Tambora, Sumbawa, 3. Krokotau. indonesia 14, Mayon, Philippines Indonesia 4. Mi Etna, ttoly 15, Sheveluch, Russia 25. Biaiel, Heimaey, Iceland 5. Stromboli, italy 16. MI.St, Helens, US 26. Redoubt, Cook inlet, Alaska 6. Vesuvius Italy 17, Mi. Hood, US 27. Unzen, Japan 7. Usu, Jopan 18. Mi. Rainer, US 28. Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia 8. Sokure-timo, Jopan 19. Howoiion iskonds, US 29. Uima, Chile %. Colima, Mexico 2. Loscar. Chile 30. Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica 10, Popocatepetl, Mexico 21, Galapagos issonds, Ecuador 11, Soutierre, Montserrat 22. MI. Fuji, Japan ‘Adapted from C. Graybeal htp:/www. hse 2.in.us/staflegraybe ‘G.Baker wows thesciencequecn net out this form and use the information to make your poster asic info to have SOMEWHERE on your poster: The name of your volcano. The country that itis located in, ee The city, village or town the volcano is closest to and if the United States what state itis in, The continent on which the volcano is located. he plate on which the volcano is located: ‘A Map of Either the World, or the Continent showing EXACTLY where your volcano is located. ‘Any other attention grabber... “This volcano kiled 100,000 people!" ... if that is tue. (Fil this in after you have researched your volcano.) The following are SECTIONS you need to have on your poster Plate Tectonics section What plates are causing your volcano to form? What type of Plate Boundary is creating your volcano? Describe what is happening to the plates fo form the volcano, L no (¥6 What type of cone or shape does it have? What type of lave forms your volcano®@_ What type of eruption does it produce: Violent, quiet, or both?. What types of volcanic rock fragments or lava come out of your volcano? Adapted from C, Graybeal hutp://www.fse.k 12 G.Baker www Effects of the Volcano Who lives near your volcano: towns, vilages, nobody? Discuss any legends or stories associated with the volcano. {You may need more room for this) Some volcanoes, Particulatly those that are in remote locations in unpopulated areas will not have any legends) What is lifelike near the volcano?___ What isit's eruption history@____ ee When did it last erupt?@__ Whol types of hazards are associated with the volcano: AFTER YOU HAVE DONE ALL THE RESEARCH, YOU MAY BEGIN WORKING ON THE POSTER. Please keep the following requirements in mind, Poster Size & Orientation: x 28" (regular poster size) poster (of any color) about the volcano assigned to them. All posters should be in Landscape (sideways) view. Graphics: Each graphic must have a caption that includes what i & where you got the picture (it’s website), Text: cither Times New Roman Font, Arial, or Century Gothic. Informational text must be (NO OLD ENGLISH ANYWHERE!) ‘The poster must be NEAT, COLORFUL, and CREATIVE!!! Adapted from C. Graybeal hit: n.us statT'cgraybeal/indos.bim ‘G.Baker www theseiencequeensnet Bibliography: Website Nome Webpage Nome Dote Published or Lost Updated URL Who publishes or authored thispoge?@ Did you get pictures oF information from thissite?_—— Website Name _ __ Webpage Nome _ Date Published or Last Updated URL Who publishes or authored this poge? Did you get pictures or information from this site? . Website Name __ Webpage Name Date Published or Last Updated URL Who publishes or authored this page? Did you get pictures or information from this site Website Name Webpage Name__Date Published or Last Updated URL Who publishes or authored this page? Did you get pictures or information from this site? Adapted from C. Graybeal hutp:_www.hse AI? in.us staff ceravheal index htm G.Baker www thescienceaueen.net VOLCANO POSTER PROJECT RUBRIC /36 points fae 4 3 1/0 Class Work/Time | Used class time | Used the majority | Didnot use class | Did not use class ‘Management wiselyand | of class time wisely | time appropriately. time appropriately. | and appropriately. | Frequently off | appropriately. Remained on task | Needed to be task. Frequently off forthe entire | reminded to stay task and class period on task several distracted other on ae | times. : students. Meets Poster Size, Poster size, Poster size, Poster size, Requirements | graphics, and text | graphics, and text | graphics, and text | graphics, and text meet all meet most meet some do not meet : ____| requirements | requirements _| _ requirements _| requirements Basic info. Allinformation is | Most information is | Some information | Did not include included included, is missing | isincluded, is any basic ' no more than2 | missing atleast. | information/only a ee ___items __| half of the items _| includes 1-2 items Plate Tectonic All3 pieces of | 2 out of 3 pieces of | Only 1 piece of Plate tectonic Section information are_| information are | information is section is not included included included included Type of Volcano |” All4 pieces of | 3 out of 4 pieces of | 2out of 4 pieces of | Less than half of Section infermation are | information are | information are | the information is, included included included included/all information is [missing Effects of Volcano | All pieces of | Posteris missing 1- | Poster is missing Foldable is Se information are 2 pieces of half ofthe | missing more than included information | information inthis | half of the section information/all information is missing. Content Accuracy | Allinformationis | Most of the Most ofthe | Allinformation is accurate and information is information inaccurate answerseach | accurate; some included is according to question answers may be | incorrect/does not research, correctly. incorrect, answer the question correctly. Bibliography 4 sites; all Bibliography is | Missing over half | Bibliography is information | missing some sites | of the sites and missing included and information information Presentation Poster isneat, | Posterismostly | Posters basic, but | Poster is messy, organized, _| neat, organized and neat. difficult to read, colorful, and includes some and unorganized, creative. color. Lacks creativity.

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