Ring of Fire Project:
Part A: Watch this Ring of Fire Video (click here) and answer the questions on this document (click here) in your performance task.
Part B: Volcanoes and earthquakes are closely associated with earth's crust. They play an important roll in the changes that occur in the Earth's crust. While volcanoes and earthquakes are distributed world wide, their occurrences are random. In this activity you will combine data with volcano locations with those of earthquake locations to understand their relationship.
Part A: Watch this Ring of Fire Video (click here) and answer the questions on this document (click here) in your performance task.
Part B: Volcanoes and earthquakes are closely associated with earth's crust. They play an important roll in the changes that occur in the Earth's crust. While volcanoes and earthquakes are distributed world wide, their occurrences are random. In this activity you will combine data with volcano locations with those of earthquake locations to understand their relationship.
Step 1: Plot the earthquakes and volcanoes using the information in the above data tables. There are a total of 15 earthquakes and 17 volcanoes to be plotted. You are going to plot the points on the map picture in google slides (click here). You may need to zoom in to see. To plot, insert a text box and place the symbol (red V or blue E) in the correct place on the map. The V represents volcanoes and the E represents earthquakes. In total, you should have 32 (17 + 15) text boxes with symbols. One student in each team will make a copy of the slide and share the slide with the other teammates. From there, divide up the work so each participate has an equal amount of text boxes to add. Once finished, take a screenshot of your completed map and upload in correct place on performance task.
Step 2: Analyze the picture you created in Step 1 and answer the questions below.
A) Describe where earthquakes seem to be located on your map.
B) Describe where volcanoes seem to be located on your map.
C) From the information on your map, do you think an earthquake or volcano would happen where you live? Why or why not?
D) Is it easier to predict where an earthquake or volcano might happen or when it might happen? Explain your answer.
Step 2: Analyze the picture you created in Step 1 and answer the questions below.
A) Describe where earthquakes seem to be located on your map.
B) Describe where volcanoes seem to be located on your map.
C) From the information on your map, do you think an earthquake or volcano would happen where you live? Why or why not?
D) Is it easier to predict where an earthquake or volcano might happen or when it might happen? Explain your answer.