COOL VOLCANO PICTURES

from nationalgeographic.com

From http://photography.nationalgeographic.com

MAKE A BAKING SODA VOLCANO

Here's something fun you can attempt to do at home - WITH THE HELP OF AN ADULT.  Follow the instructions on the video.

FUN VOLCANO SITES

1.  VOLCANOES ONLINE -

An educational site with lots and lots of information about volcanoes.  You can also find games on this site.

2.  A VOLCANO WEBQUEST -

A fun site to use for learning about volcanoes.  It is an interactive lesson plan that your child can go through with objectives or outcomes that are met at the end of the lesson.  It's a fun way to have your child learn about volcanoes on their own.

3. VOLCANOES.COM -

Great for general background on volcanoes.  This site also has amazing pictures of volcanoes.  There is even a gallery based solely on Kilauea.

4.  DISCOVERY CHANNEL - VIRTUAL VOLCANO -
Create your own virtual volcano on this site and watch it erupt.  This is pretty cool!

Picture from HawaiiTours.com

LETTER TO PARENTS/GUARDIANS

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Congratulations!  You have now reached another milestone in your child's education where you get to cross off the inevitable, "BIG ISLAND VOLCANO FIELD TRIP."  This blog has been set up with four goals in mind.  These goals are:

1. To update you on what things will be needed for this trip (fees, supplies, etc) as well as dates & deadlines.  Venture over to our class calendar to see what those important dates are.
2. Readings that you can do with your child to help them better prepare for the trip.
3. Activities that your child can do to help them build interest in what they will be learning on the trip.
4. To allow you to add comments, questions and suggestions that can be addressed concerning this field trip.

I do wish to stress that this trip does cover several of the Hawaii State Standards.  You can find the science standards here (Standard 8, benchmarks SC.4.8.1 & SC.4.8.2), as those are the standards that this trip is built around.  But, many more benchmarks from other subject areas have been incorporated into this field trip.  Later on I will post up all the benchmarks that we aim to meet by this field trip.

With that being said, please click here to visit the official website for the Hawaii Volcano National Park where we will be taking our field trip too.  It will give you a better feel for what we will be encountering.  If you have any questions, please feel free to fill in the comment box with your question and I will answer them as soon as possible.

Mahalo,
Mrs. Vance