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BUILDING A VOLCANO SCIENCE KIT SUGGESTED WEBSITES
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  WEBSITES (same list as for Homework 2, but recent additions, based on our topics from 9/21, are listed first and are bold)
PBS Mystery of the Megavolcano Classroom Activity
NASA website about Novarupta eruption 1912 and climate
AK radio show on Volcanoes in AK (A few AVO staff are interviewed) - scroll down to "VOLCANOES" 5th one down, click on the date to begin audio
Volcanoes and Climate (University of Michigan)
Climate Effects of Volcanic Eruptions (San Diego State University)
The Sun vs. the Volcano: Drivers of Regional Climate Change (NASA Goddard institute for Space Studies, NY, NY)
Do Clouds Clean or Clutter the Atmosphere with Sulfate? (NASA Goddard institute for Space Studies, NY, NY)
NASA Earth Science Enterprise Data and Services Volcanoes and Climate Change

NASA and Oregon State University
Classification of Igneous Rocks
The IUGS Classification utilized for the classifcation of plutonic igneous rocks

USGS Volcano Hazards Program webpages
Types and Effects of Volcanic Hzards

Location of Hazrads Posed by Volcanoes
Volcano Monitoring
Volcano Frequently Asked Questions
Predict an Eruption (interactive!)
Volcanic Ash - What it can do and how to prevent damage
Photo glossary of volcano terms: Types of Igneous Rocks
This Dynamic Earth: the Story of Plate Tectonics

Bowen's Reaction Series (i.e. what forms, iin what order, when magam cools)
Igneous Rock Identification: Nature's Fiery Cauldron
Volcano Activites

Lisetn to A Live Volcano! (All and only in AK!)

1989-90 Eruption of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska, and the First Test Case of a USGS Lahar-Detection System
ASTER (saetllite) image Gallery: Volcanoes
USGS Volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands - Selected Photographs
USGS Volcanoes of the Wrangell Mountains and Cook Inlet Region, Alaska - Selected Photographs

USGS Volcano Hazards Program
Fact Sheets

Photo Glossary
Educators Resources

Alaska Museum of Natural History Volcano Simulator

Commercial Volcano Kit
Materials from AGI's Earth Science Week

USGS Learning Web
Make Your Own
Paper Volcano and Make your Own Earth and Tectonic Globes (you'll have to scroll to find the downloads)
Explorers > Special topics > Volcanoes

Cascade Volcano Observatory's VolcanoCams Around the World (not up to date for AK)

Volcano World's
Building a Volcano Model

Volcano Explosividity Index (VEI)
A Teacher's Guide to the Geology of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Living with a Volcano in your Backyard -- An Educator's Guide with Emphasis on Mount Rainier
KBEEA Lower Kenai Peninsula Field Trip Logistics
Alaska Geographic:
Alaska Peninsula
Katmai Country
Some Links for Science in Context: Geological and Environmental Catastrophes

National Geopgraphic Books and Videos
Treasures of Alaska
Alaska's Deadly Volcano (also titled The Valley of Ten thousand Smokes)

Amazon.com query "volcano"
Books
Science
Reference
VHS
DVD
Toys and Games

Local bookstores, libraries

UAFGI Education and Outreach
The Pratt Museum Volcanic Viewpoints
NASA Earth Observatory News
UAFGI Puff - A Volcanic Ash Tracking Model
CNN.com Learning Activity: Geologic Hazards
Figures from Volcanoes by Oppenheimer
WebQuest Science teacher Page Volcanoes and the Ring of Fire
MODIS (Satellite) Rapid Response System Gallery Images query "alaska", "volcano"
UNAVCO
Plate Motion Calculator

Teacher's Resources
Discover Our Earth Teacher's Guide Plate Tectonics
NPS Reccommended Geology Textbooks
GLOBE Soils Kit
Project WET Healthy Water, Healthy People Kit

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Updated 11/28/06
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