The Sleeping Mountain
http://www.geology.ucdavis.edu/~gel1/discussion03.html

Cooper Janice


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In this role-playing scenario, students represent townspeople whose lives and livelihoods are endangered by an active volcano which may or may not erupt in the near future. They must debate whether to invest in or to abandon their town. The site outlines the roles and includes a description of the original, real volcano which inspired the scenario, Mammoth Mountain in California, with a list of links. Before the debate, the students must research monitoring volcano activity and write a paper about it.

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Subject: Environmental Science:Policy:Local Policy, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism
Resource Type: Activities:Project:Investigative Case Studies, Activities:Classroom Activity
Special Interest: Hazards
Earth System Topics: Solid Earth:Volcanoes, Human Dimensions:Natural Hazards
Theme: Teach the Earth:Teaching Environments:Intro Geoscience, Teach the Earth:Teaching Topics:Volcanoes, Teach the Earth:Incorporating Societal Issues:Public Policy, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Environmental Science, Teach the Earth:Incorporating Societal Issues:HazardsKeywords: earthquake, carbon dioxide, caldera, Cascade Mountains