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Volcanoes: Grade Level: 4th Grade Duration: 30-45 Minutes Abigail Frauhiger, Emily Brothers, Maria Budreau

This 4th grade science lesson plan focuses on volcanoes. The objectives are for students to create a successful volcanic eruption using provided materials, name the parts of a volcano with 100% accuracy, and explain why volcanoes erupt. The 30-45 minute lesson involves showing students a picture of volcano parts, playing an educational video, having students complete a worksheet, and forming groups to make model volcanoes that erupt using vinegar, baking soda, food coloring, and other ingredients. The lesson aims to have students meet the science standard of describing how volcanoes suddenly change the shape of land.

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Volcanoes: Grade Level: 4th Grade Duration: 30-45 Minutes Abigail Frauhiger, Emily Brothers, Maria Budreau

This 4th grade science lesson plan focuses on volcanoes. The objectives are for students to create a successful volcanic eruption using provided materials, name the parts of a volcano with 100% accuracy, and explain why volcanoes erupt. The 30-45 minute lesson involves showing students a picture of volcano parts, playing an educational video, having students complete a worksheet, and forming groups to make model volcanoes that erupt using vinegar, baking soda, food coloring, and other ingredients. The lesson aims to have students meet the science standard of describing how volcanoes suddenly change the shape of land.

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Science Lesson Plan

Volcanoes
Grade Level: 4th grade
Duration: 30-45 minutes
Abigail Frauhiger, Emily

Objectives

Students will create a


successful volcanic eruption with the
provided materials
Students will be able to name
the parts of a volcano with 100%
accuracy
Students be able to explain to
their buddies why volcanoes erupt
with information they learned
Resources

Procedure

Brothers, Maria Budreau

made)

vinegar
Alum
red food coloring
gelatin
baking soda
dixie cups
projector
laptop
plastic containers
clay volcano model (already
pencils
worksheets

1. Show the picture of the parts


of a volcano and go over each part
(image is attached to lesson plan).
2. Play the video on the screen :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=kDmm6fleKaU
3. After video pass out the
worksheet and have students fill in the
blanks
4. After the students are done
with the worksheet meet up with the
same group that you made the

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volcanoes with last week.


5. Have big buddies get one
plastic container that includes all the
ingredients for each group.
6. Go over how the ingredients
are mixed together:
a. 1tsp. of Alum,
Baking soda and gelatin
should be measured and put
into the dixie cup
b. place the dixie
cup into the plastic container
c. put clay volcano
over the dixie cup
d. measure out
cup of vinegar
e. put three drops
of food coloring into the
vinegar
f. pour vinegar
into the volcano
7. When the volcano is done
erupting dump out the lava and wash
out the containers.
Assessment

Standards

Complete the worksheet with


100% accuracy and successfully have
the groups volcano erupt.

Science
4.2.3 Describe how
earthquakes,
volcanoes and
landslides suddenly change the shape
of the land.

This lesson plan was inspired by previous experiences of completing this activity
when we were younger. Information about some volcano facts and the source of the
picture below is cited.

Citation:
Weather Wiz Kids weather information for kids. (n.d.). Retrieved March 25, 2015, from
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-volcano.htm

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APA Style References:
Journal Article One: Teaching STEM means teacher learning: three veteran
teachers learn that teaching STEM courses requires more than just
changing course content
This article discussed the transition of three 6 th grade science teachers to STEM
teaching. The goal of STEM teaching is to allow students to use project-based
learning to solve real-world problems. One of the main challenges one of the
teachers faced during this transition was finding purpose in lessons while giving the
students space for independent thinking. After one of the worst grading quarters
she had ever had, she almost gave up on STEM teaching. When she met with STEM
instruction to observe their teaching, she found an emphasis on problem-based
and project-based lessons that had been missing in her classroom. We used what
she had learned from her experience in the lesson we developed by incorporating a
hands-on project in our lesson. Our topic was volcanoes, so after we taught the
students our lesson, we had our students split into groups and make model volcano
eruptions.
O'Neill, Tara, Yamagata, Lisa, Yamagata, Justin, & Togioka, Susan. (2012). Teaching
STEM means teacher learning: Three veteran teachers learn that teaching STEM
courses requires more than just changing course content. Phi Delta Kappan, 94(1),
36.
Journal Article Two: Oakley STEM Center offers Interactive Programs for
Children and Families
This article discusses a similar program to Purdues College Mentors for Kids at
Tennessee Tech University. They offer a program for students in grades four through
twelve to participate in STEM activities with their parents. Every Friday, the students
and their parents come to the university and participate in interactive experiences
where they learn about science and technology in fun project-based activities. We
used the same strategy when creating our lesson plan. We chose to incorporate a
project in our lesson to make it a hands on experience for our students.
Oakley STEM Center offers Interactive Programs for Children and Families. (2011,
August 31). Targeted News Service, p. Targeted News Service, Aug 31, 2011.

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