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Activity: Will It Blow? Monitoring Yellowstone's Volcanic Activity

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The Powerpoint Student Worksheet, and Data spreadsheet are required to complete the main activity. --------- Activity sequence for students in grades 8 - 12. Students interpret historical and real-time monitoring data: volcanic eruption history, hydrothermal activity, earthquakes, and GPS data for Yellowstone National Park. By analyzing this data students determine if there is a space suitable for building a golf resort in the park. Students construct a presentation or written report based on the National Science Standards format.
Activity: Will It Blow? Monitoring Yellowstone's Volcanic Activity The Science of Prediction: Overview of Monitoring Volcanic Activity: v. July 2009 [ppt]
 
Activity: Will It Blow? Monitoring Yellowstone's Volcanic Activity Presentation: Monitoring Yellowstone Volcanic Activity: v. July 2009 [ppt]
Teachers can lead the students through the activity by showing the PowerPoint slides and stopping at the directions (in red). Or the slides can be on the student computers and the students work through the activity at their own pace.
Activity: Will It Blow? Monitoring Yellowstone's Volcanic Activity Lesson Plan: Will It Blow? v. Jul 2009 [doc]
 
Activity: Will It Blow? Monitoring Yellowstone's Volcanic Activity Student Worksheet: Will It Blow? v. Jul 2009 [doc]
 
Activity: Will It Blow? Monitoring Yellowstone's Volcanic Activity Yellowstone Data: version July 2009 [xls]
 
Activity: Will It Blow? Monitoring Yellowstone's Volcanic Activity Version 2007
 
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