VOLCANO RESUME PROJECT - Science with Mr. Enns

Name: Class: Date:

VOLCANO RESUME PROJECT

• This project is to be done in pairs.
• Your challenge is to research a volcano that has had at least one major eruption in the past and create a

resume to describe important features of the volcano.
• At a minimum, your resume must describe the volcano’s location, its physical characteristics and a

summary of a major eruption in the past.

Example: A Human Resume Your Volcano Resume!

A. Basic Information A. Volcano Information
• Name • Your names, class, date
• Address, phone number, email • Volcano name
• Photograph (optional) • Location (must include country, latitude and longitude
coordinates, and a nearest major city or settlement)
• Photograph

B. Description B. Volcano Description
• Education (schools attended) • Type (shield, cinder cone, composite/stratovolcano)
• Qualifications or Certificates • Type of eruptions (violent, explosive, small, weak, etc.)
• Additional training • Current status (extinct, dormant, active)

C. Employment History C. Eruption History
• List of companies or places where • List of past eruptions (major eruptions only)
• You must write a summary of one MAJOR eruption.
you had a job (major jobs only)
• Each listed item should include the Your summary must include:
• A description of the eruption (when it occurred,
things you did at each job
how long it lasted, what came out of the volcano)
• The effects on the environment
• The effects on the humans/cities/towns nearby

D. References D. Works Cited
• People who know you professionally • A bibliography of all resources you used for information
• You must use at least 3 different sources that are
and will speak about what you are
like to work with reliable (e.g. books, encyclopedias, approved websites)
• Each reference should include proper • Each resources should be listed in proper format (see
details (name, address, phone, etc.)
www.mrenns.com for proper formatting steps)

Suggested Resources: http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/
• Volcano World www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/world.html
• Earth’s Active Volcanoes http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/
• Volcanoes of the World

Name: Class: Date:

RUBRIC - VOLCANO RESUME PROJECT

CRITERIA Developing Skilled Excellent
STUDENT INFORMATION 01 5
Identifying information is 3
VOLCANO INFORMATION poorly listed. Much Identifying information is
information is missing. Identifying information is thoroughly listed. An
ERUPTION HISTORY adequately listed. Very little
01 appropriate picture of the
The description of the volcano information is missing. A volcano is also included.
picture of the volcano is
is poor. Eruption types, included but it is not clear. 5
magma composition, and/or The description is thorough
3
status are not listed or and includes the type of
inaccurate. The description is adequate: volcano, type of eruptions,
the type of volcano, type of
01 eruptions, and current status and current status.
A poor summary of the
eruption history is listed. are partially listed. 5
A thorough summary of the
3
eruption history is listed.
An adequate summary of the
eruption history is listed.

WORKS CITED 01 3 5
DESIGN & FORMAT
The sources are not listed in There are two or less than two There is a minimum of three
proper bibliographic format or sources reliable listed in reliable sources listed in proper

they are not reliable. proper bibliographic format. bibliographic format.

01 3 5

There is poor use of color, There is adequate use of Excellent use of color, borders,
borders, pictures, and color, borders, pictures, and pictures, and graphics. The
resume is one page in length
graphics. The resume is not graphics. The resume is and the paper is filled..
the required length. close to the required length.

LITERACY 01 3 5
Significant errors in spelling,
Major errors in spelling, punctuation, paragraph format, Minor errors in spelling,
punctuation, paragraph format, indentation, and sentence punctuation, paragraph format,

indentation, and sentence structure. indentation, and sentence
structure. structure.
Total Points ( / 30):

Percentage [%]:

Teacher Comments:

Sakura-jima


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
I
 am
 located
 near
 Kagoshiima,
 Japan.
 
 The
 latitude
 and
 longitude
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

are
 31.6
 N,
 130.7
 E
 and
 the
 elevation
 is
 3,663
 feet
 (1,117
 meters).
 


 
Volcano
  I
 am
 a
 composite
 volcano
 located
 on
 a
 small
 island
 off
 the
 larger
 island
 of
 
Description
  Kyushu,
 Japan.
 
 My
 eruptions
 are
 explosive
 with
 many
 bombs
 and
 lots
 of
 ash.
 
 

The
 eruptions
 are
 classified
 as
 Strombolian
 after
 Mt.
 Stromboli
 in
 Sicily.
 
 I
 also
 
produce
 pyroclastic
 flows
 that
 can
 be
 very
 dangerous.
 

Eruption
 
 
I
 am
 a
 highly
 active
 volcano.
 
 I
 first
 erupted
 in
 A.D.
 708
 and
 since
 then
 I
 have
 
been
 erupting
 constantly
 which
 makes
 it
 difficult
 to
 provide
 a
 list
 of
 my
 
History
  eruption
 history.
 


 
I
 had
 many
 large
 eruptions
 between
 1471-­‐1476,
 1779,
 and
 1781.
 
 My
 most
 
current
 eruptive
 time
 began
 in
 1955
 and
 I
 have
 erupted
 between
 100-­‐200
 
times
 each
 year
 since.
 
 For
 example,
 I
 erupted
 126
 times
 in
 1994.
 

 
Additional
  I
 am
 monitored
 by
 the
 Sakurajima
 Volcano
 Research
 Center
 which
 was
 founded
 
Information
  in
 1960.
 
 I
 have
 not
 caused
 too
 many
 people
 to
 die
 except
 in
 1914.
 
 I
 am
 mostly
 

an
 inconvenience
 to
 the
 local
 population
 due
 to
 showering
 the
 people
 with
 ash.
 

 
Works
 Cited
  Earthquake
 Research
 Institute
 
University
 of
 Tokyo,
 1996,
 Welcome
 to
 Decade
 Volcano:
 Sakurajima,
 
http://hakone.eri.u-­‐tokyo.ac.jp,
 accessed
 on
 April
 17,
 2008
 

 
Kyoto
 University
 Disaster
 Prevention
 Research
 Institute,
 2007,
 Sakurajima
 
Volcano
 Research
 Center,
 http://dpri.kyoto-­‐u.ac.jp/~kazan/default_e.html,
 
accessed
 on
 April
 18,
 2008
 

 
Volcanoworld,
 2007,
 Sakura-­‐jima,
 Japan,
 
http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/north_asia/sakura.html,
 accessed
 
on
 April
 17,
 2008
 

VOLCANO DATABASE

Volcano Name Country Volcano Type
1. Kilauea U.S.A. Shield
2. Mount St. Helens U.S.A.
3. Mauna Loa U.S.A. Composite / Stratovolcano
4. Etna Italy Shield
5. Stromboli Italy Shield
6. Vesuvius Italy
7. Galunggung Indonesia Composite / Stratovolcano
8. Merapi Indonesia Composite / Stratovolcano
9. Krakatuau / Anak Krakatuau Indonesia Composite / Stratovolcano
10. Kelut Indonesia Composite / Stratovolcano
11. Erta Ale Ethiopia
12. Ol Doinyo Lengai Tanzania Cinder Cone
13. Unzen Japan Composite / Stratovolcano
14. Sakurajima Japan
15. Fuji Japan Shield
16. Yasur Vanuatu Composite / Stratovolcano
17. Arenal Costa Rica Composite / Stratovolcano
18. White Island New Zealand Composite / Stratovolcano
19. Ambrym Vanuatu Composite / Stratovolcano
20. Pacaya Guatemala Composite / Stratovolcano
21. Feugo Guatemala Composite / Stratovolcano
22. Rabaul Papua New Guinea Composite / Stratovolcano
23. Paricutin Mexico Composite / Stratovolcano
24. Popocatepetl Mexico Composite / Stratovolcano
25. Pinatubo Philippines Composite / Stratovolcano
26. Mt. Pelee Martinique
27. Nevado del Ruiz Colombia Shield
28. Cotopaxi Ecuador Cinder Cone
29. Lamington Papua New Guinea Composite / Stratovolcano
30. Eyjafjallajökull Iceland Composite / Stratovolcano
31. Eldfell Iceland Composite / Stratovolcano
32. Piton de La Fournaise Reunion Island, France Composite / Stratovolcano
33. Composite / Stratovolcano
34. Composite / Stratovolcano
35. Composite / Stratovolcano
36. Composite / Stratovolcano

Shield