Melissa Oates
· Volcano and Earthquake.2000.
Written by Susanna Van Rose and special photography by James Stevenson.
Published by Dorling Kindersley.
ISBN#
0-7894-5781-4. This book can be found at Border’s bookstore.
This
is an exciting and informative guide to the violent eruptions and tremors that
shape our planet. See stream of red-hot
lava, pools of bubbling mud, how animals can detect earthquakes before people,
the earliest seismographs, and why the earth shakes. Discover how new islands
are formed and what makes magma explode.
Grades: 6-8
Standards: 6.1- Plate Tectonics and
Earth’s Structure. 6d) Explain the
earthquakes are sudden motions along breaks in the crust called faults and the
volcanoes and fissures are locations where magma reaches the surfaces. 6e)
Explain major geological events, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and
mountain building, as results from plate motions. 6f) Explain major features of
·
Nature’s Fury.2000. DVD by National Geographic. Fifty-five minutes long.
Earthquakes,
hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. For thousands of years people have struggled
to survive the devastating power of these savage natural calamities. Now witness spectacular scenes of cataclysmic
destruction and inspiring human courage.
See the city shattering power of an earthquake in urban epicenters from
Grades: 6-9
Standards: 6.1- Plate Tectonics and
Earth’s Structure. 6a) Describe how the fit of the continents, the location of
earthquakes, volcanoes, and mid-ocean ridges, the distribution of fossils, rock
types, and ancient climate zones provide evidence of plate tectonics. 6d) Explain the earthquakes are sudden motions
along breaks in the crust called faults and the volcanoes and fissures are
locations where magma reaches the surfaces.
·
Brain Quest.2000. Written by Majorie Martin Elli. Published by Workman.
ISBN#
0-7611-1025. These cards can be found at Border’s bookstore and GW teachers
supply store.
Brain
Quest is the up-to-date educational seller that quizzes students on the stuff
you want them to know. Each card will
have two social studies questions. The
teacher or student can sort through the cards and pull out the ones that relate
to Earth science and plate tectonics, which includes volcanoes and earthquakes.
These cards can be found for many different levels and incorporate math,
science, and social studies.
Grade: 6
Standards: 6.1- Plate Tectonics and Earth’s Structure. 6a) Describe how the fit of the continents, the location of
earthquakes, volcanoes, and mid-ocean ridges, the distribution of fossils, rock
types, and ancient climate zones provide evidence of plate tectonics. 6d) Explain the earthquakes are sudden motions
along breaks in the crust called faults and the volcanoes and fissures are
locations where magma reaches the surfaces. 6e) Explain major geological
events, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building, as
results from plate motions. 6f) Explain major features of
·
Volcanoes. 2003. Written by Mauro Rosi, Paola Paple, Luca Lupi and Marco
Stoppato. Published by Firefly Book Ltd. ISBN# 1-555297-683-1. This book can be
found at Border’s bookstore.
This
fully illustrated book covers one hundred of the world’s most spectacular
active volcanoes. Volcanoes described
and illustrated one hundred volcanoes that are forceful reminders of the
internal dynamics of our planet. Each
entry describes the geodynamic environment leading to its formation as well as
its structure and history.
Grades: 6-9
Standards: 6.1- Plate Tectonics and
Earth’s Structure. 6d) Explain the earthquakes are sudden motions along breaks
in the crust called faults and the volcanoes and fissures are locations where
magma reaches the surfaces. 6e) Explain major geological events, such as
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building, as results from plate
motions.
· Earthshaking Science.2002. Written
by Susan Elizabeth Hough. Published by
Earthshaking
science is the first book to really make sense of the dizzying array of
information that has emerged in recent decades about earthquakes. Susan Hough
separates facts from fiction and fills in any of the blanks that reminded after
plate tectonics. This first gave us a
rough idea of just what earthquakes are about.
Grades: 6-9
Standards: 6.1- Plate Tectonics and
Earth’s Structure. 6d) Explain the earthquakes are sudden motions along breaks
in the crust called faults and the volcanoes and fissures are locations where
magma reaches the surfaces. 6e) Explain major geological events, such as
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building, as results from plate
motions. 6g) Determine the epicenter of an earthquake and know that the effects
of an earthquake on any region vary.
· The Earth Science Tutor. 1995.
Written by Staff of Research and Education Association Dr. M. Fagiel. Published
by Research and Education Association.
ISBN#
0-87891-975-9. This book can be found at Border’s bookstore.
As
long as Earth science has been taught in school, many students have found this
subject to be difficult to understand and learn. This book provides and improved approach to
the subject over previous books. This
book has selected problems usually encountered in assignments and examinations
and solved step- by-step to help students understand the material. (Chapter 3 and Chapter 4).
Grades: 8-9
Standards: 6.1- Plate Tectonics and
Earth’s Structure. 6a) Describe how the fit of the
continents, the location of earthquakes, volcanoes, and mid-ocean ridges, the
distribution of fossils, rock types, and ancient climate zones provide evidence
of plate tectonics. 6e) Explain major geological events, such as
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building, as results from plate
motions. 6g) Determine the epicenter of
an earthquake and know that the effects of an earthquake on any region vary.
·Natural Disasters. 2001. Written by Claire
Oliver. Published by The Ilex Press Ltd. ISBN# 0-7624-1037-X. This book can be
found at Border’s bookstore.
Take
an eye-opening look at the fiery spectacle of volcanoes, the unstoppable force
of hurricanes, and the massive power of earthquakes. Read all about natural
events that sometimes intrude into our lives with often devastating
effects. You will also be able to see 3D
global maps where the disasters most often occur.
Grades: 5-8
Standards: 6.1- Plate Tectonics and
Earth’s Structure. 6e) Explain major geological events, such as earthquakes,
volcanic eruptions, and mountain building, as results from plate motions. 6g) Determine the epicenter of an earthquake
and know that the effects of an earthquake on any region vary.
· Why Do Volcanoes Blow Their Tops?
1999. Written by Melvin Berger and Gilda Berger. Illustrated by Higgins Bond
and Barbara H. Bond. Published by Scholastic Inc. ISBN# 0-439-09580-8. This
book can be found at www.amazon.com.
This
book is full of questions and answers about volcanoes. Students will find the answers to
seventy-eight questions about volcanoes and earthquakes. You can read straight through and become an
expert. There are hundreds of facts to
collect plus dramatic illustrations that show the cause and effects of
volcanoes and earthquakes in spectacular detail.
Grade:
4-6
Standards:
6.1- Plate Tectonics and Earth’s Structure. 6d) Explain the earthquakes are
sudden motions along breaks in the crust called faults and the volcanoes and
fissures are locations where magma reaches the surfaces. 6e) Explain major
geological events, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain
building, as results from plate motions.
·
Volcanoes in Human History: The Far-Reaching Effects of Major Eruption. 2001.
Written by Jelle Zeilinga, De Boer, and Donald Theodore Sanders. Published by
This
book tells the story of nine epic volcanic events, explaining related geology
for the general reader and exploring the myrid ways in which the earth’s
volcanism has affected human history. It
goes in depth about how volcanic activity has long-lasting effects on
societies, cultures, and the environment.
It also shows how volcanism shaped religion in
Grades: 6-9
Standards: 6.1- Plate Tectonics and
Earth’s Structure. 6e) Explain major geological events, such as earthquakes,
volcanic eruptions, and mountain building, as results from plate motions. 6g) Determine the epicenter of an earthquake
and know that the effects of an earthquake on any region vary.
· Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and
Volcanoes. 2001. Written by David Ritchie and Alexander E. Gates. Published
by Facts on File, Inc. ISBN# 0-8160-45836. This book can be found at www.amazon.com.
The
Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes explains the specific terms and
concepts associated with the sciences of catastrophe-seismology and vacanology
and covers the places in the world where these destructive phenomena have
occurred. Entries include term and
concepts that students need to know and understand.
Grades: 6-9
Standards: 6.1- Plate Tectonics and
Earth’s Structure. 6a) Describe how the fit of the
continents, the location of earthquakes, volcanoes, and mid-ocean ridges, the
distribution of fossils, rock types, and ancient climate zones provide evidence
of plate tectonics. 6d)
Explain the earthquakes are sudden motions along breaks in the crust called
faults and the volcanoes and fissures are locations where magma reaches the
surfaces. 6e) Explain major geological events, such as earthquakes, volcanic
eruptions, and mountain building, as results from plate motions. 6g) Determine the epicenter of an earthquake
and know that the effects of an earthquake on any region vary.
Debbie
Ortmann
Science
● Amazing Earth, A
Discovery Channel DVD, 2001. This DVD explores the
exciting story of Earth: scoop molten
lava from an active volcano. Witness the
devastating effects of an earthquake as it happens. Flee from deadly lightning fast lave flows
from and erupting volcano. This DVD is
very powerful, and shows many facts that are as much startling as they are fascinating. This would be suitable for grades 4th-6th. The standard addressed is: Earth
Science Grade Six
1. Plate tectonics accounts for important
features of Earth’s surface and major
geologic events. As a basis for
understanding this concept:
1d. Students know that earthquakes are sudden
motions along breaks in the crust called faults and that volcanoes and fissures
are locations where magma reaches the surface.
1e,
Students know major geologic events, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions,
and mountain building, result from plate motions.
2. Topography is reshaped by the weathering of
rock and soil and by the transportation and deposition of sediment. As a basis for understanding this concept:
2d. Students know earthquakes, volcanic
eruptions, landslides and floods change human and wildlife habitats.
● Mountains and Volcanoes by Barbara Taylor. Published by Kingfisher, 1993. This book tells you about mountains and
volcanoes-what they are and how they are formed. It has lots of experiments and things to look
out for. This book addresses 3rd
grade through 6th grade.
Standards, 1. Plate tectonics
accounts for important features of Earth’s surface and major geologic
events. As a basis for understanding
this concept:
1d. Students know that earthquakes are sudden
motions along breaks in the crust called faults and that volcanoes and fissures
are locations where magma reaches the surface.
1e,
Students know major geologic events, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions,
and mountain building, result from plate motions.
2. Topography is reshaped by the weathering of
rock and soil and by the transportation and deposition of sediment. As a basis for understanding this concept:
2d. Students know earthquakes, volcanic
eruptions, landslides and floods change human and wildlife habitats. This book can be found at Border’s
bookstore. ISBN # 0-375-76262-0.
● Science Smart Junior by David Linker. Published by Random House, 2002. This book is aligned to national science
standards and is filled with experiments.
With this book, kids can learn the secrets of biology, earth science,
chemistry, and physics. It is ideal for
grades 6th-8th, addressing standards: 1.
Plate tectonics accounts for important features of Earth’s surface and
major geologic events. As a basis for understanding
this concept:
1d. Students know that earthquakes are sudden
motions along breaks in the crust called faults and that volcanoes and fissures
are locations where magma reaches the surface.
1e,
Students know major geologic events, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions,
and mountain building, result from plate motions.
2. Topography is reshaped by the weathering of
rock and soil and by the transportation and deposition of sediment. As a basis for understanding this concept:
2d. Students know earthquakes, volcanic
eruptions, landslides and floods change human and wildlife habitats. This book can be found at Border’s bookstore.
● Extraordinary Volcanoes by Scholastic, 2001. Prepare to be blown away by the world’s most
explosive mountains. See how to survive
a monster earthquake. This book is
packed with facts, photos, and cartoons.
This would be a great book for the 3rd-6th graders. Standards:
1. Plate tectonics accounts for
important features of Earth’s surface and major geologic events. As a basis for understanding this concept:
1d. Students know that earthquakes are sudden
motions along breaks in the crust called faults and that volcanoes and fissures
are locations where magma reaches the surface.
1e,
Students know major geologic events, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions,
and mountain building, result from plate motions.
2. Topography is reshaped by the weathering of
rock and soil and by the transportation and deposition of sediment. As a basis for understanding this concept:
2d. Students know earthquakes, volcanic
eruptions, landslides and floods change human and wildlife habitats. This book can be found at Border’s
bookstore. ISBN# 0-439-28725-1.
● Volcano by Lisa Magloff. Published by Eye Wonder, 2003. This book will help kids find out what causes
the most dramatic scenes on Earth and look back in time to discover the
violence and danger that is the volcano.
The book is packed with facts, accessible text, and photography. Suitable for grades 5 and 6, addressing
standards: 1. Plate tectonics accounts for important
features of Earth’s surface and major geologic events. As a basis for understanding this concept:
1d. Students know that earthquakes are sudden
motions along breaks in the crust called faults and that volcanoes and fissures
are locations where magma reaches the surface.
1e,
Students know major geologic events, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions,
and mountain building, result from plate motions.
2.Topography
is reshaped by the weathering of rock and soil and by the transportation and
deposition of sediment. As a basis for
understanding this concept: 2d. Students know earthquakes, volcanic
eruptions, landslides and floods change human and wildlife habitats. This book can be found at Border’s
bookstore. ISBN# 0-7894-9270-9.
● Volcanoes Journey to the
Crater’s Edge by
Philippe Bourseiller. Published by Harry
N. Abrams, 2002. This book explores how
volcanoes form and how eruptions occur.
It shows the difference between the “gray” and “red” varieties of these
unpredictable formations on the Earth’s crust.
It would be best for 5th –7th grades, addressing
standards: 1. Plate tectonics accounts for important
features of Earth’s surface and major geologic events. As a basis for understanding this concept:
1d. Students know that earthquakes are sudden
motions along breaks in the crust called faults and that volcanoes and fissures
are locations where magma reaches the surface.
1e,
Students know major geologic events, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions,
and mountain building, result from plate motions.
2.Topography
is reshaped by the weathering of rock and soil and by the transportation and
deposition of sediment. As a basis for
understanding this concept: 2d. Students know earthquakes, volcanic
eruptions, landslides and floods change human and wildlife habitats. This book can be found at Border’s bookstore.
ISBN# 0-8109-4590-8.
● Earthquakes and Volcanoes
by Ruth
Deery. Published by Good Apple,
1985. This is an activity book that
stresses reasoning skills with a strong emphasis on science content. This book deals with an area of science
important to children, yet conspicuously absent from elementary science
textbooks. Each activity is designed to
make the content of that particular lesson clear. This book would be best for grades 4th-8th,
addressing standards: 1. Plate tectonics accounts for important
features of Earth’s surface and major geologic events. As a basis for understanding this concept:
1d. Students know that earthquakes are sudden
motions along breaks in the crust called faults and that volcanoes and fissures
are locations where magma reaches the surface.
1e,
Students know major geologic events, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions,
and mountain building, result from plate motions.
2.Topography
is reshaped by the weathering of rock and soil and by the transportation and
deposition of sediment. As a basis for
understanding this concept: 2d. Students know earthquakes, volcanic
eruptions, landslides and floods change human and wildlife habitats. This book can be found at GW School
Supply.
● Volcano, The Eruption and
Healing of Mount St. Helens by Patricia Lauber. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company,
1996. This book is about the earthquake
that suddenly triggered an avalanche on Mount St. Helens, a volcano in southern
Washington State. Minutes later, Mount
St. Helens blew the top off its peak and exploded into the most devastating
volcanic eruption in U.S. history. This
book describes what happened and has a lot of really good illustrations. This would be best for 4th-9th
grades. Standard addressed: 1.
Plate tectonics accounts for important features of Earth’s surface and
major geologic events. As a basis for
understanding this concept:
1d. Students know that earthquakes are sudden
motions along breaks in the crust called faults and that volcanoes and fissures
are locations where magma reaches the surface.
1e,
Students know major geologic events, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions,
and mountain building, result from plate motions.
2.Topography
is reshaped by the weathering of rock and soil and by the transportation and
deposition of sediment. As a basis for
understanding this concept: 2d. Students know earthquakes, volcanic
eruptions, landslides and floods change human and wildlife habitats. This book can be found at Border’s
bookstore. This book was found at the
Howe Avenue Library.
● Volcano video by Eyewitness,
narrated by Martin Sheen, 1996. This
video explodes the myths surrounding our planet’s violent nature. Journey to the most inhospitable regions of
the earth, where rock melts and all life trembles. Witness the destructive effects of volcanoes
and earthquakes and the life giving results of their aftermath. This would be suitable for 3rd-9th
grades, addressing standards: 1. Plate tectonics accounts for important
features of Earth’s surface and major geologic events. As a basis for understanding this concept:
1d. Students know that earthquakes are sudden
motions along breaks in the crust called faults and that volcanoes and fissures
are locations where magma reaches the surface.
1e,
Students know major geologic events, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions,
and mountain building, result from plate motions.
2.Topography
is reshaped by the weathering of rock and soil and by the transportation and
deposition of sediment. As a basis for
understanding this concept: 2d. Students know earthquakes, volcanic
eruptions, landslides and floods change human and wildlife habitats. This book can be found at Border’s
bookstore. I got this video from a
teacher, but I am sure it can be ordered on Amazon.com.
● Volcanoes by Lily Wood, published by
scholastic, 2000. This book is a 3rd-4th
grade reading level. It teaches that
when a volcano erupts, hot ash, gases, and lava fly into the air. Volcanoes can be destructive, but they can
also create land and fertilize soil with their ash. Learn all about volcanoes in this book full
of facts and photographs. Addresses
standards: 1. Plate tectonics accounts for important
features of Earth’s surface and major geologic events. As a basis for understanding this concept:
1d. Students know that earthquakes are sudden
motions along breaks in the crust called faults and that volcanoes and fissures
are locations where magma reaches the surface.
1e,
Students know major geologic events, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions,
and mountain building, result from plate motions.
2.Topography
is reshaped by the weathering of rock and soil and by the transportation and
deposition of sediment. As a basis for
understanding this concept: 2d. Students know earthquakes, volcanic
eruptions, landslides and floods change human and wildlife habitats. This book can be found at Border’s bookstore. ISBN# 0-439-29585-8.
2d. Students know earthquakes, volcanic
eruptions, landslides and floods change human and wildlife habitats.