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Forces of Nature: Using Earth and Planetary Science for Teaching Physical Science

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 08.05.03

Unit Guide

Forces of Nature: Ring of Fire

Barbara Natale

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Teacher resources

Abbott, Patrick, San Diego St. University, Natural Disasters, 5 ^th Edition, Mc Graw Hill, New York, New York, 2006. Teacher resource, high level with math and science. Also supplemental support website for students and instructor.

Adams, Simon, The Best Book of Volcanoes, Kingfisher, Boston, Mass., 2002. Great resource for both teachers and students. Explains the types of volcanoes.

Emiliani, Cesare, And The Scientific Companion: Exploring the Physical World with Facts, Figures and Formulas, Second Edition, Wiley Popular Science, New York, New York, 1995. Book used for the seminar.

Farndon, John, 1000 Facts on Planet Earth , Barnes and Noble, New York, New York, 2002. Excellent resource on Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Weather, Climate, Continents and Oceans.

Howell, Laura, The Usborne Internet-Link Library of Science: Earth and Space, Scholastic Inc., New York, New York, 2002. Excellent internet connection with activities for students.

Moores, Dr. Eldridge, Discoveries: Volcanoes & Earthquakes, Barnes and Noble, New York, New York, 2003. Great resource for teachers, with pictures to help students visualize eruptions.

Rooney, Anne, DK experience: Volcano , New York, New York, 2006. Great information about volcanoes, types of lava, Pompeii and includes a fold out poster of volcanoes.

Sands, Stella, Kids Discover: Volcanoes, Volume 15, Issue 5, New York, New York, 2005. Best resource for teacher and students on a higher level.

Sands, Stella, Kids Discover: Pacific Rim, Volume 9, Issue 3, New York, New York, 1999. Information about the Pacific, Ring of Fire and under water volcanoes.

Simon, Seymour, Volcanoes, Smithsonian, New York, New York, 2006. Real pictures to shoe volcano lava flow, eruptions and types of volcanoes, both of teachers and students.

Van Cleave’s, Janice, Earth Science for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments that Really Work, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Canada, 1991. Great hands-on projects to incorporate in a science center, easy directions and good explanation.

Student resources

Adams, Simon, The Best Book of Volcanoes, Kingfisher, Boston, Mass., 2002. Great resource for both teachers and students. Explains the types of volcanoes.

Cole, Joanna and Degen, Bruce, The Magic School Bus: Inside the Earth, Scholastic, New York, New York, 1987.

Harryman, William, Plate Tectonics, Quick Reader level Y, Reading A-Z, Learning Page, Tucson, AZ. 2002. Great book from on line website, www.readinga-z.com

Hort, Leonard, Ring of Fire, Newbridge Discovery Links, 2002. Great resource for students with a great glossary page for the vocabulary section.

Sands, Stella, Eyes on Adventure: Natural Disasters, Kids Books Inc., Chicago, Il., 1996. Some information on Volcanoes but mostly on natural disasters.

Simon, Seymour, Volcanoes, Smithsonian, New York, New York, 2006. Real pictures to shoe volcano lava flow, eruptions and types of volcanoes, both of teachers and students.

Internet resources

http://teacherplanet.com/resource/volcanoes.php

http://enchantedlearning.com/subjects/volcano/

http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/home.html

http://nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/interactive/index.html

http://science.howstuffworks.com/volcano.html

http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/movies/movie.html- Movie about volcanoes for students to view.

http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volc/types.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/17457/volcanoes/index.php

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/volcanoes/vsizeserupt1.html this is a great website for teacher and student.

http://www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/mroth/438/VOLCANO/TYPES.html has great information about the types of volcanoes.

http://facstaff.gpc.edu/~pgore/geology/geo101/volc.htm this is a great resource site for types of volcanoes along with pictures and activities.

http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/frequent_questions/grp1/question112.html answers questions about lava flow.

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/volcanoes/volcano.html

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/glossary.html excellent website for the vocabulary section of the unit.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/interactive/index.html?section=v

video and great visual of volcanoes and their eruptions.

http://www.homeschoollearning.com/units/unit_09-24-01.shtml

Resources about Pompeii for teachers and students

Ball, Karen, POMPEII , Usborne Young Reading, Usborne Publishing Co., London, England, 2006.

Cernak, Linda, Discovering Pompeii , Informational Nonfiction, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, New York, New York, 2006.

Osborne-Pope, Mary, Magic Tree House #13: Vacation Under the Volcano , Random House, New York, New York, 1998.

Sands, Stella, Kids Discover: Pompeii , Volume 16, Issue 9, September 2006, New York, New York.

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