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Topic:
Landforms
Grade Level: 5-8
Body:
Mercury,
Venus,
Earth,
Mars,
Jupiter,
Saturn,
Earth's Moon
Mission:
Cassini (Saturn),
Galileo (Jupiter)
Science Education Standards: Science Objectives
Students will:
• Learn about volcanoes as seen through the eyes of scientist Dr. Rosaly Lopes.
• Investigate images of real volcanoes to compare and contrast.
• Discover that volcanoes exist on Earth and in other places in the solar system.
Language Arts Objectives
Students will:
• Collect, record and sort images, providing accurate and detailed descriptions of different volcanoes.
• Synthesize their scientific findings in writing.
• Communicate with their peers to share knowledge of volcanoes.
Short Description: Learn about volcanoes on Earth and in the solar system through the eyes of Scientist Dr. Rosaly Lopes.This lesson is part of the Through the Eyes of Scientists formal education product, and includes materials for students in grades 4-6.
Source: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Learn about volcanoes as seen through the eyes of scientist Dr. Rosaly Lopes. Investigate images of real volcanoes to compare and contrast. Discover that volcanoes exist on Earth and in other places in the solar system. Develop principles of comparative planetology by comparing volcanoes here on Earth with those found elsewhere in the solar system, such as on Jupiter's moon, Io.
