Volcanoes

# Our Explosive Earth

Experience volcanoes up close, with unrestricted access. These fiery openings in the Earth’s crust have the power to build and destroy landscapes. Students can go subterranean, take a bird’s eye view, and pull apart models for a whole new vantage point on volcanoes.

## Key Learning Outcomes:

1. Recognise two main types of volcanoes – shield and composite – and identify the parts of a composite volcano

2. Compare and contrast the characteristics of shield and composite volcanoes

3. Describe the different parts of a composite volcano

## How to Use This Playlist:

This playlist is designed to help your students understand the physical features of volcanoes and the phenomenon of volcanic eruptions.

Here are some suggestions on how to use the resources:

***Volcanoes Explorable Scene*** – Stepping inside this active volcano, students have a cross-sectional view from beneath the bedrock. They should identify it as a composite, or stratovolcano, and observe the steep sides and distinctive layering of ash and lava. Students will be able to experience an eruption and fast-moving pyroclastic flow, resulting from an immense pressure buildup in the magma chamber that causes the molten rock to force its way to the surface.

- [Volcanoes](https://edvr.se/VZp-blx-v6j/volcano)

***3D Model of a Volcano*** – Students can pull apart this model to examine the structure of a volcano in greater detail.

- [Volcano](https://edvr.se/VZp-blx-v6j/volcano-structure-interactive)

***360 Images*** – These striking images allow students to witness the inferno of an effusive eruption. Fagradalsfjall, an Icelandic shield volcano, erupted in 2021 after 800 years of dormancy. The fluid, free-flowing lava gives rise to the broad, shallow landforms of a shield volcano.

- [Fagradalsfjall Volcano](https://scene.link/PZH-f7s/cvr360-fagradalsfjall-volcano-iceland-2)
- [Gateway to Hell](https://scene.link/PZH-f7s/cvr360-20210603-fagradalsfjall-ragnar-2)

***360 Images*** – Use these images to think critically about the hazards of volcanic activity with your students – for example, ash may be swept by winds to rivers and lakes where it could choke out aquatic life. A balanced view should highlight positive effects, such as the attraction of tourists to the economy and the fertile soil produced by volcanic deposits.

- [Yasur – Valley of Ash](https://scene.link/PZH-f7s/cvr360-yasur-valley-of-ash-melanesia)
- [Tanna Island, Mont Yasur Volcano, 16h45](https://scene.link/PZH-f7s/cvr360-tanna-island-mont-yasur-volcano-16h45-preparing-gear-for-photoshoot-melanesia)
- [Moonlight on Yasur Volcano](https://scene.link/PZH-f7s/cvr360-moonlight-on-yasur-volcano-melanesia)
- [Uran Togoo Volcano](https://scene.link/PZH-f7s/cvr360-uran-togoo-volcano)