Ready-to-use volcano investigation for ages 14–16, with student activity pack, answer key and teacher guide, built around a free interactive model.
Students use the Dig Earth Studio Volcano Lab to investigate how changing volcanic conditions affects eruption behaviour. They adjust variables, observe the simulated response, record results and use their observations to explain patterns and relationships.
The activity is designed as a structured investigation rather than a simple worksheet. Students are encouraged to make predictions, test ideas and support their explanations with evidence from the model.
Included in the download:
- Student Activity Pack
- Answer Key
- Teacher Guide
- Link to the free browser-based Volcano Lab
Students investigate: - how different volcanic conditions influence eruption behaviour
- relationships between variables and observed outcomes
- how evidence from a model can be used to support an explanation
- the limitations of simplified scientific models
The interactive runs in a web browser with no login required. It is a simplified educational simulation rather than a representation of a specific real volcano.
Suitable for secondary Geography, Geology and general science, particularly around ages 14–16.
The online Volcano Lab itself is free to use. This resource provides the structured classroom investigation, student questions, answers and teacher guidance to turn it into a complete learning activity.
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