Vocabulary+Activities


 * - __Vocabulary Activity __**:

Book (from list above):

//Visiting Volcanoes with a Scientist //

In the beginning of this book, the vocabulary words are listed as “Words to Know.” Directly after the word, the pronunciation of the word is given. Have students write out the pronunciation of the word and draw what they think the word looks like. Have students connect, for example, that an earthquake (URTH kwayk) should look shaky and run all over the page.


 * - __Vocabulary Activity __**:

Book (from list above):

//National Geographic Kids: Volcanoes! //

Students go through and make their own “Word Blasts” for terms in the book. Students will create a vocabulary “Word Blast” book of their own with each page having a different word blast on the front of a page and create their own definition of that word on the back. This is another form of using flashcards but gives students an opportunity to creatively develop a book to help them learn and remember what each word is and means.

Example:

Front of page 1: Eruption (students will use colors to make the “Word Blast” on the page)

Back of page 1: Student developed definition using the book to understand the word


 * - __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Vocabulary Activity __**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">:

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Develop an acrostic to define what a volcano is. For more use other terms that go with volcanoes such as eruption, lava, magma, etc.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Example: Volcano (The student will develop a sentence for each letter using the terms given below or develop their own acrostic using their own words. This allows for differentiation.)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">V- Violent

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">O- Order of an eruption

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">L- Locations/lava

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">C- Clouds of smoke

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">A- Ash

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">N- Noise

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">O- Ocean floor