In Lesson 0, students engage with the topic of volcanoes by sorting a set of volcanoes into categories and making observations to describe volcano characteristics.
Students next explore in Lesson 1 by analyzing scientific data from the days prior to the Kīlauea eruption in 2018.
Students use this data in Lesson 1 to explain their predictions and safety recommendations to their partner or team and in class discussion.
In Lesson 2, students elaborate on their understandings by analyzing additional data and continuing to make predictions and safety recommendations as the eruption progresses.
As an evaluation in Lesson 3 (a two-day project), students work with their partner or team to devise a Hazard Response Plan in a format of their choosing that addresses the hazards of the 2018 Kīlauea eruption.