Volcano Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterAugust 24, 2009
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History
August 24, 79 A.D. was an historic date for the world. This was the day that Mount Vesuvius erupted in a huge explosion. It was one of the largest volcanic explosions in recorded history. This is what the eruption looked like.


Writing Prompt
What do you think it would be like to live near a volcano?

Language Arts
Learn about volcanoes and tornadoes with this language arts worksheet.

Reading
Read about a volcano here.
Science
Learn why volcanoes erupt here.

Math
Practice adding really big numbers here.

Don’t Forget the math challenge!
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/10276531/volcano-word-problems-4-8