Advance Organizer Model

Lesson Title: Volcanoes

Targeted Grade Level: 4th Grade-5th Grade

Academic Subject: Earth Science

Lesson Goals:

 To familiarize students with the process of volcanic eruptions and the

importance they have on our earth.

TEKS: (D) Earth and space. Students learn that there are recognizable processes
that change the Earth over time. Students compare day-to-day changes in weather.
They also investigate how soil is formed through the processes of weathering and
decomposition. Students model rapid changes to Earth's surface as well as explore
ways to conserve Earth's resources. Students recognize that there are identifiable
objects and patterns in Earth's solar system. Students model the orbits of the Sun,
Earth, and Moon as well as describe their relationship to each other. This will set
the foundation for Grade 4 when they look at changes in the appearance of the
Moon. Students also identify the sequence of the planets in Earth's solar system.

(F) construct appropriate graphic organizers to collect data, including tables, bar
graphs, line graphs, tree maps, concept maps, Venn diagrams, flow charts or
sequence maps, and input-output tables that show cause and effect; and

(G) develop and use models to represent phenomena, objects, and processes or
design a prototype for a solution to a problem.

Lesson Objectives:

The student will know the general concepts and terms that deal with volcanoes.
The student will understand the many historical events that have happened as the
result of a volcanic eruption.
The student will complete a construction of a volcano that erupts.

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 Materials/Resources Needed:

 Lava landscape organizer worksheet

 Volcanic Vocab worksheet
 Dixie cups (one per group)
 Film canisters (clear)
 Vinegar
 Baking soda
 Alka-Seltzer
 Spoon
 Water
 Dish soap
 Red food coloring
 Copies of Volcano eruption quiz for each student.
 Blank index cards
 KWL Worksheet
 Venn diagram
 Picture chart

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 Lesson Components:

Lesson One (Day One): This will be over two days. Have class fill out KWL chart
together.
Watch the following videos as a class. Discuss what is interesting and new to the
students.
Volcanoes for kids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Jxeh-yAXek
What makes volcanoes erupt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdDUfKHerGI
and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWXd21yaci8
All about volcanoes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V863xR0Y2qk

Students will learn about volcanoes and then apply their knowledge by exploring
the physical characteristics of various types of volcanoes.
Why are volcanoes important to our Earth?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJoUMlrP6Qw&feature=emb_imp_woyt
Put simply, volcanoes keep the Earth warm and wet, which are two critical elements
for sustaining life. Scientists wanted to know how volcanoes played a role in
planetary formation elsewhere in the solar system, and how they could have the
potential for underground life.

Students will have answers written in their notebooks that go along with the
lecture.
Have the following questions on the board: How do volcanoes form? What are the
four primary types of volcanoes? Name and describe each type in detail. Encourage

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students to sketch the shape of each type and note its plate tectonic setting (i.e.,
over hot spots, spreading centers, or subduction zones). c. Where do volcanoes
form? d. Rocks are classified by what they are made of and how they form. Igneous
rocks always begin as magma. What are the two main types of igneous rocks, and
what is the main difference between them? How does each type form into solid
rock?
https://houstonpbs.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/
ess05.sci.ess.earthsys.volcanerupt/volcanic-eruptions-and-hazards/

Lesson Two (Day Two): Volcano day! Work in small groups of 3 to 4 and Construct
your own volcano. This will also be their final Evaluation. The students have certain
jobs that they will delegate between each other.
Watch the following video for instructions and explanations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8--3M7GGCA&t=9s

NOTE: This should be done outside due to the mess.

Combine the vinegar, water, dish soap and 2 drops of food coloring into the empty
soda bottle.
Use a spoon to mix the baking soda slurry until it is all a liquid.
Eruption time! … Pour the baking soda slurry into the soda bottle quickly and step
back!

How it works?
A chemical reaction between vinegar and baking soda creates a gas called carbon
dioxide. Carbon dioxide is the same type of gas used to make the carbonation in
sodas. What happens if you shake up a soda? The gas gets very excited and tries to
spread out. There is not enough room in the bottle for the gas to spread out so it
leaves through the opening very quickly, causing an eruption!

HAVE TIME? Try these extra experiments:

1. Does the amount of vinegar change the eruption?
2. Does the amount of water change the eruption?
3. Does the amount of baking soda change the eruption?

Evaluation:

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Students’ final evaluation will be the group volcano project. The following below is
the criteria the final grade will be based on. Did students master each of the
following? Also students will write one paragraph on the importance of volcanoes
to the our planet and their favorite component of a volcano.

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