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0- Extraordinary: Take a journey to the centre of the Earth... http://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/story/20150306-journey-to-the-centre-of-earth/ Journey to the Center of the Earth (French: Voyage au centre de la Terre, also translated under the titles A Journey to the Center of the Earth and A Journey to the Interior of the Earth.) It is an 1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne. The story involves German professor Otto Lidenbrock who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the centre of the Earth. 1- Explore this awesome page about volcanos http://www.nhm.ac.uk/kids-only/earth-space/volcanoes/index.html 2- Create your own volcano and watch it explode! Combine the type of lava and the amount of water required and find out about the different types of volcanoes... http://www.nhm.ac.uk/kids-only/earth-space/volcanoes/build-a-volcano/index.html 3- Map of volcanoes of the world: Interactive map http://www.bgs.ac.uk/discoveringGeology/hazards/volcanoes/world.html

4- Do it! Create your 3-D volcano models! Print, cut-up and glue your favourite one... following the instructions... http://www.bgs.ac.uk/discoveringGeology/hazards/volcanoes/models/home.html

5- Explore more! Meteorites that fall into Earth http://www.nhm.ac.uk/kids-only/earth-space/meteorites/index.html


Explosive Project N 1- Volcanoes of the World -Past and Present. You have a volcano, now you have to send a Word document with a picture and a map and explain in three clear paragraphs: Geographic content: Where is the volcano, country, continent, weather... Science content: What kind of volcano, how high, wide or deep, forms an island, is it a mountain, kind of magma, smoke, ash, stones, lava flow... Facts: How this affects people if the live near this volcano, or the last time it erupted, or if it is extinct... You have one week to send, to my email to check the first version. Meanwhile, you can read the page i have sent you before, watch the links and find more information for the presentation. I am also preparing the rubric for the presentation with slides... Some fast students have already sent a version, you can check if it is according to these requirements or if you have to work on it a little bit more and send again! Sorry I still haven't read them! Best regards, Ester


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