Geohub Liverpool thanks the Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group (VMSG) and the UK volcanology research community for their assistance collating this list of resources
Curating Crises Database
Research teams in the Caribbean and the UK
Find archive materials relating to volcanic eruptions and associated hazards (e.g., earthquakes) in the Caribbean between 1890 and 2000. Check out the online exhibit: https://curatingcrises.omeka.net/exhibits/show/sv-online/sv-online-home
Explosive Volcanic Eruptions – Processes and Hazards
University of Birmingham, UK
The aim of this exercise is to investigate explosive eruption processes for two different types of magma, and to consider how and why this leads to different hazards and impacts. It is inspired by the eruption of Chaitén volcano, Chile in 2008.
Volcanology teaching examples hosted on Geohub Liverpool include:
Jelly Volcanoes. Interactive experiments modelling volcanoes with jelly. Download the activity sheet for school and college students:
Volcanic hazards. For this activity students are encouraged to identify possible volcanic hazards (potentially dangerous volcanic processes) in an area, evaluate the extent and significance of the volcanic risks (possible losses or damages caused by these volcanic hazards) and produce hazard maps for the area.
Magma Pop – a virtual magma chamber
University of Canterbury, UC Product Design, Science Learning Hub – Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao and The University of Waikato, New Zealand
Magma Pop is a virtual game that helps students learn about Earth’s most common minerals and the processes that happen in a magma chamber. The science behind the game is loosely based on Bowen’s reaction series – a geological concept that explains the temperatures at which minerals crystallise from cooling magma.
Download the activity sheet: https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/3362-using-magma-pop-a-virtual-magma-chamber
Use this link to launch the game (not compatible on phones):https://pocatella.itch.io/magmapop-webgl-te?secret=dYzHT8izZe7PU0VJOVJI6hpAw4
How to access the game:
Users are required to sign a licence agreement to guarantee no commercial use, after which the files will be sent to you to print the game yourself, or the elements can be bought from a company at cost of ~100 Euros.
Form:
You will need to send your completed form to Completed licence forms should be emailed to Matthieu Kervyn (Matthieu.Kervyn.De.Meerendre @vub.be).
Hazagora – Will you survive the next disaster?
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
During Hazagora, players become the inhabitants of a volcanic island that they have to develop themselves and sustain their communities. But since the island is regularly affected by geological hazards, the communities also have to get ready to face them. What is the mechanism of the hazards, what are the impacts and what can a community do to protect herself from this hazard are questions answered during the game.
For introducing the game, you can use several videos available on YouTube:
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u67XUVMP7M
Conclusion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6zv8lTZ5-s
Hazards
Tephra Fall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjU0CY_aGX0&t=27s
Tsunami: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocL6_vLA1do&t=7s
Lava flows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEXjiyMvR0Q&list=TLPQMjUwOTIwMjSFDtNuWhWeGQ&index=2
The Game4sustainability website also lists a large number of games that might be of interest (https://games4sustainability.org/).
Science Learning Hub
Science Learning Hub – Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao and The University of Waikato, New Zealand
Identifying Volcanic Rocks. In this activity, students watch a video describing different types of volcanic rocks and then match the chemical composition and type of volcanic eruption each rock is associated with.
Download the activity sheet:
https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/668-identifying-volcanic-rocks
Lost – a hot rock. In this activity, students examine an igneous rock and synthesise these observations into a poster that includes characteristic features of igneous rocks.
Download the activity sheet:
https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/664-lost-a-hot-rock
Making lava fudge. In this activity, students make chocolate fudge using three slightly different combinations of ingredients to model the different proportions of minerals in basalt, andesite and rhyolite rocks.
Download the activity sheet:
https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/670-making-lava-fudge
Teach Earth
University Geoscience UK
Free teaching materials for delivering Earth science related content across UK KS1-KS5 subject areas. Earth science subject material occurs throughout the school curricula in the UK. This site hosts a wide range of materials for use by teachers at all levels of education, including lesson plans, activities, and expert knowledge boosters.
Teach the Earth
Carleton College, USA
Examples include “Using Dante’s Peak” to discuss response to risk https://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/workshops/risk_resilience/activities/82036.html
Volcanoes and Minecraft
Science Hunters and the University of the West of England (UWE), UK
Projects engaging children to explore science in Minecraft, including resources on:
- Eruption-resistant buildings.
- Robots in hazardous environments.
- ‘Lava flows’ exploring chemistry in the environment of Minecraft.
Check out the website, accompanying publications and download the worksheets here:
Your Science Out There
Oxford University, Oxford Sparks and the Royal Society, UK
Worksheets on Chemical Compounds in Magma, Crystal Size Investigation and Pressure Calculations. Suitable for Key Stage 3/4/5 students. Using the case study of Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat. Download the student worksheets and teacher notes (scroll down):
Volcano Island: Montserrat, West Indies 1995 to 2001
Bristol University and the Royal Society, UK
This resource was principally created for pupils aged 11-16 taking courses in geography,
geology and science. The resource accompanies a video, together they tell the story of the eruption on Montserrat, explain major volcanic processes, introduce modern methods of monitoring an active volcano and consider the impact of volcanic activity on a small island community. This resource contains additional information including a history of the eruption, a glossary of terms, maps and references for further reading plus a set of twelve worksheets.
If you wish to view the video we will give you access to it. Please email to tjpeter@liverpool.ac.uk