Hawaii:

Hawaii:

The Volcanic Islands

Grade Level: Grades 6 - 8

Content Areas: History

Literature

Science

Math

Computer

Art

Basic Concepts: History & culture

Geography

Life forms

Computer skills

Conversion Factors

Writing skills

Creative arts

General Objectives:

1. Students will be able to distinguish the different kinds of volcanic islands on Hawaii and how they were formed.

2. Students will be able to access a virtual tour of one of the volcanoes in Hawaii.

3. Students will be able to write a creative, factual piece (newspaper, journal, short story, or essay) on the virtual tour showing what they have learned.

4. Students will know vocabulary and be able to measure depth, width, peaks, and valleys of the Hawaiian volcanoes.

5. Students will attain a brief history of Hawaii and Hawaiian culture.

6. Students will prepare art work for the following day's wrap-up.

Materials: "Birth of Fire: A Guide to Hawaii's Volcanoes" book

Computer Markers

Computer worksheet (see attached) Glue

Oceanic volcanoes journal Scissors

Math worksheet (see attached) String

Maps Silk flowers

CD player and Hawaiian CD Beads

Procedure:
Activity #1: Intro

Objective: Students will be able to distinguish the different kinds of volcanic islands on Hawaii and how they were formed.

Time Frame: 60 Minutes

Materials: "Birth of Fire: A Guide to Hawaii's Volcanoes"

Resources: Birth by Fire Bob Krauss

Earth Science Eric Danielson and Edward Denecke

1. Quick review of previous lessons. Discuss the different types of volcanoes and hypothesize what type of volcano might form an island.

2. Lecture and discussion on the Hawaiian Islands:

a. Formation

b. The Islands of Hawaii; A Brief History (to be continued in Activity #5)

c. The active volcanoes in Hawaii

d. Life forms on Hawaiian Islands

3. Questions and discussion on lecture.

EXTENSION: One extension for this activity would be to have a person from Hawaii come in and speak to the class about the State. This could be done in person of over the internet. Students would be able to ask questions and interact in the class activities.

ASSESSMENT: Attention Rubric

Students will be seen as successful if they earn a + on this rubric.

Activity #2: Virtual Tour

Objectives:

1. Students will be able to distinguish the different kinds of volcanic islands on Hawaii and how they were formed.

2. Students will be able to write a creative, factual piece (newspaper, journal, short story, or essay) on the virtual tour showing what they have learned.

Time Frame: 2 Hours

Materials: Computers with Internet access

Computer worksheet - attached

Oceanic Volcano Journal

Resource: http://saftp.soest.hawaii.edu/space/hawaii/vfts/pele/

(this takes 15 to 20 minutes to download)

1. Students in groups of four will and take a virtual tour on the internet of one of the Hawaiian volcanoes. (Groups will have different volcanoes to view).

2. Students will have specific things to look for in the volcanoes (see attached worksheet).

3. New groups will form consisting of a member from each group to discuss the similarities and differences in the volcanoes that were viewed.

4. Questions and discussion on activity.

5. Students will take this information and complete a writing project on it with one of the following choices:

a. A short story

b. A newspaper article

c. Journal entry

The project must include answers to each of the questions on the worksheet.

6. The students will be presenting their work as a group the following day.

EXTENSION: An extension to this project could be to build the volcano the group looked at, make a map and legend to go along with it, and make a tour of their own. This way, the students would have a hard copy in front of them to get a better idea of what they were able to look at on the computer.

ASSESSMENT: 1. Student Rubric for Group Work

2. Worksheet (see attached).

3. Journal Rubric

Students' success will be evaluated on their participation in groupwork, a complete worksheet with accurate information, and a journal entry that satisfies the requirements of the rubric.

Activity # 3: Math/Conversion Factors

Objectives:

1. Students will acknowledge that mathematical conversions are involved in measuring landforms.

2. Students will know vocabulary and be able to measure depth, width, peaks, and valleys of the Hawaiian volcanoes.

Time Frame: 60 Minutes

Materials: Math worksheet - attached

Resources: Birth by Fire Bob Krauss

Earth Science Eric Danielson and Edward Denecke

1. Quick overview of how volcanic islands are formed.

2. Discussion on how volcanic islands are measured.

3. Vocabulary:

a. depth

b. width

c. peaks

d. valleys

4. Complete worksheet.

EXTENSION: An extension for this activity would be to have the students solve each others word problems.

ASSESSMENT: Worksheet (see attached)

Students must show all of their work and have attempted each of the problems. If an answer is wrong, the students may have one day to reattempt the problem. They may receive partial credit for each step they took that is correct. If the final answer is wrong, only partial credit will be taken away.

Activity #4: Silent Reading

Objective: Students will value the importance of life-long reading for enjoyment purposes.

Time Frame: 20 minutes

1. Students will spend time reading a book of their choice.

EXTENSION: Have the students journal about their reading or write a book report or book review as they go along.

Activity #5: History and Culture in Hawaii

Objective: Students will attain a brief history of Hawaii and Hawaiian culture.

Time Frame: 60 minutes

Materials: Notebooks and pens

1. Discussion of what students know about Hawaiian history and culture.

2. Lecture on the history and culture of Hawaii.

3. Mythology

a. Ancient Mythology of Pele

b. Modern Volcano Folklore

c. Mythology of Haleakala

4. Students will write a short myth that tells the story of how a volcano was formed.

EXTENSION: Have the students preform their myth that tells the story of how their volcano was formed. This will give the students the opportunity to act as characters, directors, stage managers, et cetera.

ASSESSMENT: 1. Participation and Attention Rubric

Students will be seen as successful if they have at least a check on this informal assessment.

Activity #6: Art work (making flower leis and Hawaiian masks)

Objective: Students will prepare art work for the following day's wrap-up.

Time Frame: 40 minutes

Materials: Glue

Markers

Scissors

String

Silk flowers

Beads

1. Making flower leis.