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Road Trip Through Washington

How can we plan ahead to protect life and property if Mt. Baker erupts?

Bellingham Schools Research Investigation

4th Grade

 

 

Planning
Develop your information-seeking strategies.

By now, you should know the types of volcanoes, and be able to identify Mt. Baker's type. As you continue in your research, you will be looking for answers to these questions:

  • What are the hazards of a volcanic eruption?
  • What causes each hazard?
  • How does this hazard affect people, plants, animals and property?
  • Which hazard is most likely to affect the citizens of Bellingham, Washington?

There are three basic parts of planning:

  • Plan to work as a team. What will you need to do to make the best use of your time, and to ensure that all team members participate.
  • Prepare your graphic organizer. Open the Graphic Organizer for this project and print it or save it in a place where you will be able to access it later. The questions above have already been entered into the organizer for you. Enter the volcanic hazards you will be studying.
  • Select your resources. For this project, some good resources have been selected for you. You will find them on the Gathering page.

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These pages were developed by Analisa Ficklin and John Schick.
Research modules based on use of the
Research Cycle and ideas in Beyond Technology by Jamie McKenzie.