Volcanoes

Here are some interesting animations from another school’s website, check it out!

http://www.ke5ways.bham.sch.uk/kegs/animation/plate_tectonics.html 

This half term we are studying Volcanoes.  I like volcanoes as they are absolutlely fascinating to look at particularly when they are erupting! It makes you realise the true power of nature.

This week we have started an enquiry into the Mt St Helens volcanic eruption on 18th May 1980.

HOMEWORK: Mt St Helens Enquiry Sheet 

 

To find out more about Mt St Helens…

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_St._Helens

http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/msh/

To see what’s going on right now….

 http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/

Listen to our favourite song…(!)

Open the link below, scroll down to the bottom right the song is called Old St Helen and click play! You can even sing along if you like! I know you want to…..

http://slab500.com/jonas/index.php?page=songs&display=51

The words are here…

http://slab500.com/jonas/index.php?page=songs&display=69&category=What_Kind_Of_Cat_Are_You-question–exclaim-

 

Find out more about Supervolcanoes…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/supervolcano/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supervolcano

Old Faithful….what a geyser!

http://www.yellowstone-natl-park.com/oldfaithful.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Faithful_Geyser

http://www.nps.gov/archive/yell/oldfaithfulcam.htm

 

Pyrocalstic flows (AKA nuee ardente)…

imagine this coming after you!

http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Hazards/What/PF/pcflows.html

 

Try this quiz..A question of volcanoes!