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Below is a list of volcano lesson plans, classroom activities, projects, and demonstrations that might be useful in your classroom. With adaptation, many of them can be used for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students.

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	The Dynamic Earth The Smithsonian Institute has an interactive volcano website. The information provided in this website can be used for lesson plans, classroom activities, and demonstrations for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students.

	Cascades Volcano Observatory Classroom activities, lesson plans, projects, and many other educational resources are included in this USGS website. The resources are good for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students.

	Volcano Research Project A good lesson plan and classroom activity that demonstrates volcanic activity using a volcano research project. This volcano lesson plan can easily be adapted for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students.

	Hawai`i Space Grant Consortium - Piles of Fire Hawai`i Space Grant Consortium's Piles of Fire lesson plan is a great classroom activity that gives hands on volcano demonstrations. There are worksheets on the students' page that can be adapted for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university level students.

	Hawai`i Space Grant Consortium - Gelatin Volcanoes Hawai`i Space Grant Consortium's Gelatin Volcanoes lesson plan is a great classroom activity that gives hands on volcano demonstrations. There are many strategies for this activity that can be adapted for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university level students.

	Hawai`i Space Grant Consortium - Cake Batter Lava Hawai`i Space Grant Consortium's Cake Batter Lava lesson plan is a great classroom activity that gives a new strategy to demonstrating volcanoes. This activity and the data table worksheets can be adapted for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university level students.

	Volcano Lesson Plans - Ring of Fire Volcano Live has a classroom activity/lesson plan thatdemonstrates the ring of fire. Projects, worksheets, and strategies can be modified for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students.

	ProTeacher This volcanoes lesson plan combines classroom activities, worksheets, and projects for easy learning. This lesson plan is geared more for secondary, middle school, and university students, but with a different strategy it can be adapted for elementary students.

	The Origin of Calderas and Craters VolcanoWorld has a great lesson plan that incorporates classroom activity to explain the formation of calderas and craters. This project would be a good demonstration to use for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university level students.

	Three Dimensional Cardboard Volcanoes VolcanoWorld has a great project that demonstrates a duplicated volcano model. This lesson plan and classroom activity is a great strategy to educate elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students.

	Discovery School Discovery school has a great lesson plan that demonstrates the hazards associated with volcanic eruptions. This classroom activity would be useful for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students.

	Volcano Types This lesson plan helps students learn the types of volcanoes. This classroom activity includes a worksheet that can be adapted to help elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students.

Volcano Classroom Activities and Lesson Plans

Volcanoes

Volcano
Classroom Activities and Lesson Plans