Volcanoes      (chapter. 9)

LIVE VOLCANO CAMERAS

VOLCANO CAMS!

Live Volcano Web Cameras

Student Exploration

Is there a volcano erupting right now?

Check out these live webcams:

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/cams.html

Which volcanoes are displaying images? Are any of them showing visible volcanic activity right now?

• From the volcano webcams featured on NOAA’s website, identify their locations on a world map.

• Pick five of the volcanoes and do some further research on them. Collect information about:

  The type of volcano

  The type of eruptions

  The stage (active, dormant, extinct)

Once your data is collected, compile on an interactive map with your classmates (use a Prezi or GIS program).Satellite Services Department. NOAA. http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/cams.html

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