Part 1 - Download and plot the data part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Volcanic Fields
Go to the NAVDAT database. Click on "Search Database", then click "SET" next to "Volcanic Field". The output shows a number of volcanic fields which are available for data retrieval ...

Volcanic Fields of North America part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Volcanic Fields
Kent Ratajeski and Brian Stogner Published Oct. 15, 2006 Description In this activity, students gather gather data from selected North American volcanic fields which were active during the Cenozoic. Geographic, ...

Introduction part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Volcanic Fields
What is a volcanic field? Volcanic activity is not evenly distributed in time or space across the surface of the Earth, but instead is concentrated in different areas on the Earth's surface. A volcanic field ...

Teaching notes part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Volcanic Fields
Context Audience: undergraduate-level petrology or volcanology course Skills and concepts that students must have mastered: the terms "mafic", "intermediate", and "silicic" some ...

Part 3 - Wrap-up questions part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Volcanic Fields
Based on your analysis of the various volcanic fields which were selected for study, suggest answers for the following discussion questions below. Some of these questions naturally lead to other (sometimes more ...

Part 2 - Compare and contrast the data part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Volcanic Fields
Using the data that you obtained in Part 1, answer the following questions. Which, if any, of the volcanic fields, has/have been active during the last 1 million years? Which, if any, of the volcanic fields ...