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**Software**
Google Earth Wordle software Mind-mapping softwa r e such as Inspiration 9 Animation softwa r e such as I Can Animate or Flux Time Studio

**W** **ebsi** **t** **es**
**Geography 4 Kids** Explains h o w v o lc anoes a r e f ormed. Discovery Channel In t e r acti v e build- y our- o wn virtual v o l c ano that al l o ws y ou t o change magma vis c osity and gas l ev els t o c r ea t e dif f e r ent types of v o lc ano. Geology SDSU In f ormation about h o w v o lc anoes w ork, with a c ase s tudy of the K r aka t au eruption of 1883. Discovery Channel In f ormation on the d ev a st ating eruption of V esuvius in P ompeii, I t a l y 79AD. Discovery Channel A series of videos with r eal f oo t age of erupting v o l c anoes f r om a r ound the w orld. National Geographic Kids H as a fun in t e r acti v e quiz f or child r en, t e s ting their kn o w l edge on v o lc anoes. National Geographic Pho t os of v o lc anoes including Mount Etna and Mount St He l ens, plus pho t os of ash c l ouds, la v a fl o ws, gas bubb l es and boiling mud. Kids Geo ‘Geo l ogy f or Kid s ’ section with in f ormation, diag r ams and maps on the geo l ogy that e xplains pla t e t ec t onics. Science Kids Video about pla t e t ec t onics and earthqua k es with pho t og r aphs of earthqua k e damaged one t o buildings and r oads. [|Google Images] Hund r eds of sea r chab l e pho t og r aphs. Sea r ch Haiti, Japanese earthqua k e, etc. USGS I n f ormation f or students and t eache r s about earthqua k es. Scholastic News Online r eport f or child r en about the Haiti earthqua k e. MCEER Advi c e f or s tudents on h o w t o design s tructu r es t o per f orm w ell during an earthqua k e.  Drop Cover Hold On In f ormation on h o w t o p r o t ect y ou r self in an earthqua k e.  FEMA for Kids In f ormation on natu r al disa st e r s including earthqua k es and v o lc anoes,as w ell as disa st er survi v al advi c e.  Botrppolis A video of Japan ’ s earthqua k e r escue r obot. Awesome Stories An a cc ount of the d ev a st ating eruption of V esuviusin 79AD, with maps, animations, CGI images and pho t og r aphs of the exc a v ations. Eyewitness to History ‘The De s truction of P ompeii, 79AD. Wikipedia Artic l e about the eruption of Mount St. He l ens and its impact. US Department of Homeland Security has in f ormation on disa st er r esponse, a s si st an c e and survi v al. British Red C r os s Explains what th e y do and whe r e th e y w ork/ Oxfam International Homepage. Action Aid International H omepage. Un Museum Pla t o ’ s st ory of Atlantis, using maps t o l o c a t e the island and geog r aphi c al kn o w l edge t o help unde rst and the origins of the st or y. RockHounds How igneous rock is formed

**Videos**
T o w at ch a Y ou T ube video in safe mode,sc r oll t o the b o t t om o f the page and click on ‘ S afe ty mode: o f f’. Discovery Channel w ebsi t e has a series of videos with r eal f oo t age of erupting v o l c anoes f r om a r ound the w orld. Science Kids Video about plate tectonics and earthqua k es with pho t og r aphs of earthqua k e damage done t o buildings and r oads.

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 * Eruption of Mount Etna, Sici l y, 2006. **

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 * Sh o ws t eache r s h o w t o ma k e a simp l e v o lc ano. **

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 * Is Climate change to blame? (TV Report) **

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 * The Thames Barrier (seen from a helicopter)**