Discussions Ask the Volcano Expert Lesson Plans Earthquakes and Volcanoes (University of California - Coe and Merrick) Provides a lesson to study earthquakes and volcanoes. 3-01 Papers Catastrophe Changes Civilizations (PBS - Secrets of the Dead Series) Provides evidence that in 535 A.D. the climate of the world was changed due to a volcano eruption. In turn, David Keyes researches changes in civilizations that may have been due to the droughts and hunger that may have resulted from the eruption. 6-01 Current Volcanic Activity Mountains of the World (Infoplease.com) Provides a list of the highest mountains of the world, including height and location. 6-02 Mountains of the World (PeakWare.com) Provides a list of the highest mountains of the world, including height and location. 6-02 Mountains of the World (Wenzel) Provides pictures and information on mountains that allow exploration by walking, including Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), Mount Ararat (Turkey), Mont Blanc (France), Ras Dashen (Ethiopia), Mount Kinabalu (Sabah), Mount Cameroon (Cameroon), Mount Fuji (Japan), Pico de Teide (Canary Islands, Spain), Mount Etna (Italy), Qornat es-Sawda (Lebanon), Musala (Bulgaria), Jabal Katrina (Egypt), Huayna Picchu (Peru), Pico (Azores, Portugal), Hekla (Iceland), Ben Nevis (Scotland), Snowdon (Wales), Scafell Pike (England), Bénara (Mayotte), and Christoffelberg (Curaçao). 7-01 Mountains of the World - Alphabetical (PeakWare.com) Provides information on peaks of the world in alphabetic order. Warning - Has brightly flashing "Winner" banner at the tops of pages.6-02 Mountains of the World - Search Engine (PeakWare.com) Provides information on peaks of the world by continent, continent and name, elevation, or continent and elevation. Warning - Has brightly flashing "Winner" banner at the tops of pages.6-02 Plate Tectonics - Himalayan Mountains (USGS) Provides a history of the collision of the plate carrying India with Asia, forming the Himalayan Mountains. Volcano Games (ThinkQuest) Provides two games to learn more about volcanoes. Volcanoes (ThinkQuest) Provides well organized and indepth information on volcanoes. Volcanoes - Mount Etna of Italy (Volcano World) Provides pictures and information on the active volcano. Visitors sometimes misspell as Aetena or Aetna. 7-01 Volcanoes - Mount Hood of Oregon (Volcano World) Provides pictures and information on the active volcano. 7-01 Volcanoes Worksheets (AbcTeach) Provides dozens of worksheets to help children have a better understanding of volcanoes. 8-01 Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics (ThinkQuest) Provides information on volcanoes, plate tectonics, and more. Volcanoes of the World (Volcano World) Provides a listing of volcanoes of the world by region of the world, name, or country. Visitors sometimes misspell the plural of volcano as volcanos. 7-01

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