Volcano Activity Learning Groups

For this activity you will work in a group of up to four students. Each group will
create a poster showing the parts of a volcano. When you have completed all of
the steps below, use the attached rubric to self-assess your groups work.

Volcano Vocabulary Words

Magma Crater Conduit

Vent Ash Lava

Base Flank Summit

1. Use Encarta or the Internet to discover what each of your volcano

vocabulary words means and where on a volcano it is located.

2. Using a sheet of poster board and class art supplies, draw a volcano and
clearly label each part. You may also use any art materials to add interest to
your poster.

3. Word process a one page report using your volcano vocabulary that
explains what happens when a volcano erupts.

4. Turn in your research, poster, and report at the Science Center when you
are finished.
 Volcano Activity Rubric

Grading Needs Below Average Above Excellent

Dimension Improvement Average Average
Research Little effort made Some effort Adequate Good effort Excellent
to research made to find effort made made to research with
topic: Inaccurate and use for research and all data
findings accurate data researching find accurate accurate and
the topic data complete
Accuracy Poster and Poster and Poster and All items in Basic and
report not report have report poster and extended facts
correctly reflect some factual represent report includes with
basic facts inaccuracies basic facts accurate with complete
additional accuracy as to
information detail
provided
Complete Elements of Occasional Report and Report and Report and
report and omissions from poster poster include poster include
poster missing report and/or completed as some extended
poster required information information
beyond
requirements
Presentation Poor, difficult to Somewhat Acceptable Poster and Clear, correct
read poster difficult to read presentation report are poster and
and/or report, poster and on poster clear and report with
elements report: mostly and report correct with extra elements
missing correct some extras