EarthRef.org Digital Archive (ERDA) -- Restless Earth

Instructions
Students will be divided into groups of four. Each student within the group will have a particular role and job description. The jobs will be geologic scientist, environmentalist, law maker, and Joe Public. The group will read their individual job description to the group prior to beginning the activity. The teacher will provide the group with ¿geologic situation cards¿ which are placed in the center of the table upside down. The students will decide who will draw the first card. The selected student will draw the card and read it to the group. Each group member will then discuss the repercussions of the situation from their perspective. Conclusion questions will be provided for the student group for closure and summary.
Geologic Activity Cards (This is the data provided to the students. This section will identify concepts necessary to answer the questions.)
Student Activity Card ¿There is a small town located dangerously close to a Mount Kilauea in Hawaii. Scientists have collected data indicating that eruptions could happen soon. How will your role as a (geologist, environmentalist, lawmaker, or Joe Public) respond to this?
Procedure and materials used to address each role in the activity:
Student Geologist: http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.html and http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/ The student geologist will use the website to explain to his group the basic anatomy and characteristics of the volcano and the methods on how to anticipate a potential eruption. This student explanation will provide scientific data for the community to decide on a plan of action.
Student Environmentalist: http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/int/geog/envhaz/volcanoes/prediction/gas_emissions.shtml The student geologist will use the following website to provide the community with potential environmental hazards that should be addressed. The student explanation will provide environmental hazard data for the community to decide on a plan of action.
Student Lawmaker: http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/msh/llc/hr/hrl/ev.html The student lawmaker will use the volcano simulation evacuation plan provided in the following website to develop one during the activity.
Joe Public: The ¿Joe Public¿ student will express and record views based on personal views and response as what will happen to his home and family as the situation progresses.
Anticipated Observations:
Students interacting with each other from the perspective of their role in the activity. Students will also be expected to write a narrative from the experience. An enrichment activity could also be to research a past event and compare and contrast it to current events.