Raft Card 1:

ROLE (student)
Row 1

Active Volcanologist

AUDIENCE

FORMAT

TOPIC

City council and

Informational

Explain what type

community

PowerPoint

of volcano Mount

members at a city

Rainier is and

council meeting

what can be
expected if it
erupts.

Objective: You will be able to inform the public on the type and destructive forces associated
with the possible eruption of Mount Rainier
Student Role: You are an Active Volcanologist studying recent activity at Mount Rainier.
Audience: Seattle, Washington city council and community members concerned about recent
activity at Mount Rainier.
Format: Informative PowerPoint or Prezi presentation.
Topic: To explain the type of volcano Mount Rainier is and what can be expected if it is to erupt.

Directions:
1. Students will work in groups of two to three and act as Active Volcanologists presenting
information about Mount Rainier at a Seattle city council meeting.

2. Students will research the type of volcano and the possible scenarios if it is to erupt.
3. Put this information together in a PowerPoint or Prezi presentation of at least 10 slides in
laymens terms that the general public will be able to comprehend.
4. Students will need to dress in business attire for this presentation with each person taking
on a role in the presentation (Presenter/s, audio visual tech).
5. The presentation and speak from cards with their outline on it. (Students may not read
directly from the slides)
Resources:
United States Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Program
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/mount_rainier/
Geology.com: Mount Rainier - Living Safely With a Volcano in Your Backyard
http://geology.com/usgs/rainier/
When will Mount Rainier erupt again? Magma study offers clues.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0718/When-will-Mount-Rainier-erupt-againMagma-study-offers-clues
Mount Rainier Volcano is a Ticking Time Bomb. https://youtu.be/Me_s0b-w7FY
VOLCANOES http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volc/text.html
Assessment:
1. Students will complete a presentation with either Prezi or PowerPoint that is a minimum
10 slides including a title page and reference page.
2. Students will need to have their speech typed out to hand into the teacher before starting
their presentation.

3. They will be able to read from note cards that will have an outline and not typed out word
for word.
4. Students will need to dress in professional attire that would be acceptable for a city
council meeting.
5. Each student must have an active part in the presentation.

Raft Card 2:
ROLE (student)
Row 2

Geophysicist

AUDIENCE
Channel 7 news

FORMAT
Video interview

viewers

TOPIC
How the recent
increase in
seismic activity at
Mount Rainier
indicates a
possible eruption.

Objective: Students will need to present information on the seismic activity in and around
Mount Rainier in a T.V. interview with a local news station.
Student Role: You are a Geophysicist that studies earthquakes associated with volcanoes.
Audience: The viewers of channel 7 News concerned about the recent increase in earthquakes.

Format: Students will create a video interview using video technology that will be played for
the class.
Topic: Will indicate how recent seismic activity at Mount Rainier indicates a possible eruption.
Students must explain the process of volcanic eruptions and how this has an effect on the
increase in earthquakes.

Directions:
1. Students will research information on seismic activity and how it relates to volcanic
eruptions.
2. They will write out scripts that they will use to conduct an interview.
3. One student will be the Geophysicist, one the video recorder, and the other is the T.V.
news personality.
4. Students will make a video interview that is between 3 to 5 minutes long that will be
played for the class at the time of presentation.
Resources:
Volcanoes http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volc/text.html
Volcanoes drop hint before deadly eruptions: study
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/volcanoes-drop-hint-before-deadly-eruptions-study1.1063506
Interactive Map of Active Volcanoes and recent Earthquakes world-wide
http://earthquakes.volcanodiscovery.com/
Seismicity http://www.nps.gov/mora/learn/nature/mount-rainier-seismicity.htm

 Swarm of earthquakes around Mount Rainier, Richland

Assessment:
1. Students will create a video interview that is 3-5 minutes long.
2. Each student will have a roll in the creation of the video (Geophysicist, Video recorder,
and T.V. News personality).
3. Students will need to turn in a script before their presentation to the teacher with a
reference page from all research.
4. Students will need to memorize their parts for authenticity.
5. Video will be played for their final presentation.

Raft Card 3:
ROLE (student)
Row 3

Geodesies

AUDIENCE

FORMAT

TOPIC

National Public

Informative

How Mount

Radio listeners

podcast Report

Rainier seem to
breathing,
indicating the
expansion and
contraction of
gases in the

magma chamber
beneath the
volcano.

Objective: Students will present information about changes in the earths surface related to the
changes taking place underground in the magma chamber.
Student Role: Geodesies studying ground deformities.
Audience: Listeners of the radio station National Public Radio (NPR).
Format: Informative podcast to play in class.
Topic: How Mount Rainier seem to breathing, indicating the expansion and contraction of gases
in the magma chamber beneath the volcano.

Directions:
1. Students will create a 3-5 minute podcast using voice recording technology.
2. Students will explain how geological deformities in the earths crust around Mount
Rainier could be an indication of activity in the magma chamber below the volcano.
3. They will write out a script that will be turned into the teacher before presenting their
podcast.
4. Information will need to be informative but in layman terms for general public to be able
to understand.

5. Each student in the group will have a speaking part.

Resources:
Volcano Geodesy http://volcanogeodesist.blogspot.com/
Volcanoes http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volc/text.html
Volcanic Gases and Their Effects http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hazards/gas/index.php
The Eruption History of Mount Rainier
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/mount_rainier/mount_rainier_geo_hist_75.html
Geology.com: Mount Rainier - Living Safely With a Volcano in Your Backyard
http://geology.com/usgs/rainier/
Assessment:
1. Students must create a 3-5 minute podcast.
2. Each student will have a speaking part.
3. Script must be turned in to teacher before presentation with a reference page listing all
sources.
4. Students may read from note cards for their podcast.
5. Podcast will be played for the class for their presentation.
Raft Card 4:
ROLE (student)

AUDIENCE

FORMAT

TOPIC

Row 4

Geochemist

On-line viewers

Video

How past deposits

researching the

documentary

from previous

history of Mount

eruption at Mount

Rainier.

Rainier may
indicate a violent
eruption in the
near future.

Objective: Students will create a video documentary about the history of Mount Rainier based
off the deposits from previous eruptions.
Student Role: Students will be Geochemists presenting their findings.
Audience: On-line viewers researching history of Mount Rainier through video documentaries.
Format: Video Documentary.
Topic: How past deposits from previous eruption at Mount Rainier may indicate a violent
eruption in the near future.

Directions:
1. Students will research history of past eruptions from the study of the deposits left behind.
2. Students will create a video no more than ten minutes long using programs like
screencast-o-matic presenting findings in a PowerPoint or Prezi with a voice over during
the recording.

3. Students may not use other videos or music as material in their video presentation.
4. Students will create a script that will be turned in before their presentation.
5. Students may use note cards to read from for their video recording.
Resources:
Volcanoes http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volc/text.html
Geology.com: Mount Rainier - Living Safely With a Volcano in Your Backyard
http://geology.com/usgs/rainier/
Significant Lahars at Mount Rainier
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/mount_rainier/mount_rainier_geo_hist_79.html
Paths of Destruction: The Hidden Threat at Mount Rainier
http://www.agiweb.org/geotimes/apr04/feature_MountRainier.html
The Hazards of Mount Rainier
http://academic.emporia.edu/aberjame/student/zellers1/rainier.htm

Assessment:
1. Students must present a maximum 10 minute video of the history of Mount Rainier
eruptions through the clues left behind in the deposits of previous eruptions.
2. Students must turn in a script prior to the presentation to the class complete with a
reference page of research conducted.
3. Video will be presented with Prezi or PowerPoint with voice recorded over the video.
4. Students may use note cards during their recording.
5. Final video will be presented on the ELMO for the class to view.