Learning+Goals+-+Earth+Unit+1

= = =Volcanoes and Your Community: Learning Goals=


 * 1) To understand how maps are made, and used to study the planet Earth, and to be able to read maps in order to investigate patterns of tectonic activity on Earth.
 * 2) To describe global volcano distribution, and to understand why volcanoes are most likely to occur in certain areas.
 * 3) To describe the effect of temperature, topography, silica content, volume, and channelization affect the flow of lava, and the formation of volcanoes.
 * 4) To describe the hazards associated with volcanoes, as well as how these hazards can be monitored and mitigated using technology.
 * 5) To understand the affect that volcanoes have on Earth’s systems – both positive and negative.
 * 6) To read and interpret Earth Science data, to construct graphs using this data, and to describe what these graphs tell us about the Earth generally, and about volcanoes specifically.
 * 7) To use scientific models to explain the structure of the Earth