Volcano Pathfinder

General Information:
Kay Gerspacher
Xenia High School
Workshop Location: Centerville CRC
Volcano Pathfinder
Grades 11-12
Curriculum area: Science
Specific Topic: Volcanoes

Content Information:
The purpose of this pathfinder is to provide general information on volcanoes as well as information on specific volcanoes. Students will be creating travel brochures to highlight facts about their chosen volcano.

Dewey Number: 551.2

Subject Headings: Volcano, Volcanoes, specific names of volcanoes

Reference Books
Ritchie, David. Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes. New York:
Facts on File, 2001.

Books
Bullard, Fred M. Volcanoes in History, in Theory, in Eruption.
Austin,Texas : Univ. of Texas Press, 1962.

Decker, Robert W. (Robert Wayne), 1927-. Volcanoes. 3rd ed.
New York : W.H. Freeman, c1998.

Duffield, Wendell A. Chasing Lava : a Geologist's Adventures at the
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Missoula, Mont. : Mountain Press Pub., 2003.

Erickson, Jon, 1948-. Quakes, Eruptions, and other Geologic
Cataclysms :Revealing the Earth's Hazards. New York : Facts on File, c2001.

Fisher, Richard V. (Richard Virgil), 1928-. Out of the Crater :
Chronicles of a Volcanologist. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1999.

Furneaux, Rupert. Krakatoa. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, [1964].

Herbert, Don. Kilauea : Case History of a Volcano. [1st ed.]. New York :
Harper & Row, c1968.

Johnson, Carl. Fire on the Mountain : the Nature of Volcanoes.
San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c1994.

Prager, Ellen J. Furious Earth : the Science and Nature of Earthquakes,
Volcanoes, and Tsunamis. New York : McGraw-Hill, c2000.

Restless Earth. Washington, DC : National Geographic Society, 1997.




Magazine Articles
Volcano! By: Skelton, Renee. National Geographic for Kids, Dec2003 Issue 336, p20, 2p, 1c; (AN 11657253)
The Threat of Silent Earthquakes. By: Cervelli, Peter. Scientific American, Mar2004, Vol. 290 Issue 3, p86, 6p, 1 diagram, 2 maps, 2c; (AN 12211165)
Old Faithful, and soon a volcano observatory in Yellowstone Park. By: Spotts, Peter N.. Christian Science Monitor, 5/24/2001, Vol. 93 Issue 126, p16, 0p, 1c; (AN 4467844)
Reconstructing the Mt. St. Helens blast. Science News, 1/2/1982, Vol. 121 Issue 1, p8, 1/4p; (AN 7062150)
Mt. St. Helens: Ash and a bigger dome. By: Simon, C.. Science News, 3/27/1982, Vol. 121 Issue 13, p213, 1/4p; (AN 7066366)
Mt. St. Helens update: Preparedness. . . in hindsight. Science News, 12/20/1980, Vol. 118 Issue 25/26, p399, 1/2p; (AN 7075680)
Mt. St. Helens victims: Death by suffocation. Science News, 10/24/1981, Vol. 120 Issue 17, p261, 1/3p; (AN 7081440)
The life and times of Mt. St. Helens. Science News, 5/3/1980, Vol. 117 Issue 18, p277, 2p; (AN 7105885)
Kilauea: 20 years on, it's still erupting. By: S.P.. Science News, 2/1/2003, Vol. 163 Issue 5, p78, 1/4p; (AN 9025867)
Volcanic View. (cover story) By: Smith, Steph. Scholastic News -- Senior Edition, 2/21/2003, Vol. 71 Issue 18, p4, 2p, 2c; (AN 9173057)
Lava Man. By: McLaughlin, Sabrina. Current Science, 2/28/2003, Vol. 88 Issue 13, p4, 2p, 7c; (AN 9174972)
The danger of collapsing lava domes: Lessons for Mount Hood, Oregon. By: Brantley, Steven R.; Scott, William E.. Earthquakes & Volcanoes, 1993, Vol. 24 Issue 6, p244, 26p, 3 diagrams, 2 graphs, 15bw; (AN 9507072974)
A commitment to clarity. By: Weingrod, Carmi. National Parks, Jul/Aug95, Vol. 69 Issue 7/8, p42, 6p, 5c; (AN 9508250599)
Watching volcanoes. By: Atkin, Ross. Christian Science Monitor, 9/23/97, Vol. 89 Issue 209, p16, 1bw; (AN 9709254279)
Lassen Peak. By: Bledsoe, Lysbeth. Cortlandt Forum, 09/25/97, Vol. 10 Issue 9, p63, 3p, 1c; (AN 9710031800)

Web Sites
United State Geological Survey--Volcanoes
University of North Dakota--Volcano World
Michigan Technological University Volcanoes Page
Global Volcanism Project
U.S. Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Program

Media Resources
The Story of America's Greatest Volcanoes. Videocassette. Questar Video, 1992.

Volcano! Videocassette. Vestron Video, 1990.