Volcanoes

Volcanoes | Pratt's Educational Resources 

Facts
17 Explosive Volcano Facts! - National Geographic Kids - Includes a video

Volcanoes - DK findout! - An interactive webpage.

Volcanoes - USGS

Volcanoes 101 | National Geographic - YouTube

Volcanoes by Country: Volcano World - Some volcanoes around the world.

Resources
Volcanoes Infographic for Kids - Kids Discover You can sign up for free and find lots of resources.

Printable Volcano Resources for Homeschool Students

Lessons
Volcano Lesson Plans @ Crayola.com

Plate Tectonics Map | Wikipedia

Links
Fold Mountains | DK findout!

Types of Volcanoes | Lumen

Types of Volcanoes | Volcano World

Volcano Seismicity at Long-dormant Stratovolcanoes

Interactive Activites
Discover! Simulations: They Dynamic Earth | eduplace - Learn more about volcanoes.

Caldera Volcanoes

Rhyolite Caldera Complexes | Volcano World

Grímsvötn
Country: Iceland

Yellowstone
Country: United States
State: Wyoming
Yellowstone Caldera is a caldera and supervolcano.

Shield Volcanoes

Shield Volcanoes | Volcano World
The Hawaiian shield volcanoes are the most famous examples.

Kilauea

Mauna Loa

Others are located in Hawaii

Country: United States
State: Hawaii

Fact: The Hawaiian volcanoes are not located near any plate boundaries.

Fernandina
Country: Ecuador

Karthala
Country: Comoros

Erta Ale
Country: Ethiopia

Tolbachik
Country: Russia
 
Masaya
Type: Caldera and Shield
Country: Nicaragua

Stratovolcanoes

Stratovolcanoes are also called composite volcanoes.

Information

Stratovolcano | Volcano World

Volcanoes of Chile

Volcanoes

Colima
Country: Mexico

Fuji (Mount Fuji)
Country: Japan

Galeras
Country: Colombia

Mount St. Helens
Country: United States
It is part of the Ring of Fire.
It is between the Juan de Fuca plate and the North American plate.

Mount St. Helens Tectonic Plate

Sakura-jima
Country: Japan
This volcano has erupts 100-200 time each year since 1995.

Villarrica
Country: Chile
It is one of Chile's most active volcano.
It is part of the Ring of Fire.
It is between the Nazca plate and the South American plate.

Barren Island
Burma Plate and Indian Plate

White Island
Country: New Zealand

Types of Volcanoes

Volcano Table | Volcano World

Volcanoes of Chile
Chile is located between the South American and the Nazca Tectonic Plates. 

Stratovolcanoes (also called Composite Volcanoes)

This is located on this blog.

Shield Volcanoes

This is located on this blog.

Caldera Volcanoes

This is located on this blog.

Supernova

Yellowstone
Country: United States
State: Wyoming
Yellowstone Caldera is a caldera and supervolcano.

Cinder Cone Volcanoes

Paricutin
Country: Mexico

Somma Volcano 

Vesuvius
Country: Italy
This is a very famous volcano. It buried the towns of Herculaneum and Pompeii.

Dome Volcanoes

Volcano Science Experiments

Here are some science experiments you can do with baking soda and vinegar. Watch them explode!!!

Baking Soda & Vinegar Volcano | Science Kids - This also has an explanation of what is happening with this science experiment.

Make Your Own Volcano | Science Bob

Cool Off Volcanoes | Science Fun For Everyone!

How to make a Volcano | Science Fun For Everyone!

Mount St. Helens Eruption on May 18, 1980

Mount St. Helens in an active volcano found in the state of Washington in the United States. It is a stratovolcano (or also known as a composite volcano). This landform is a cone-shaped volcano which erupted forty years ago on May 18, 1980. It was the largest and most destructive volcanic eruption in United States history.

Facts
Mount St. Helens, Washington USA:

Videos
Footage of the 1980 Mount St. Helens Eruption - Smithsonian Magazine

Mt. St. Helens Eruption May 18, 1980

Read more about this eruption at 1980 Cataclysmic Eruption.

Have some fun with volcanoes by creating your own baking soda and vinegar miniature volcano. I have some links on this page.