Wednesday, September 19, 2007

eLesson for Today (19/9/07)

English - Wonders of Science
Why do Volcanoes erupt?

Objectives

Pupils will be able to
* state why a volcano erupts
* state the different stages of a volcano
* infer the benefits of living near a volcano

Activity 1 - Introduction (5-10 minutes)

How and why does a volcano erupts? The MTV below gives you some idea. Cick on the play button to find out. (be patient, it may take sometime to load).

Let's look at some clips of a volcano erupting! It may look amazing and beautiful but on the other hand, it can be very diasterous to those who are living around it.



Activity 2 - Find Out More (20 minutes)

Now, that you have seen the video clips, let's find out more about a volcano and what it is made of.

It all started with the Mantle......what is it? http://mediatheek.thinkquest.nl/~ll125/en/mantle.htm

What is the difference between magma and lava?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magma

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava

So, a volcano is........
http://mediatheek.thinkquest.nl/~ll125/en/volcano.htm

Activity 3 - Think about it (15 minutes)

Looks like a volcano can be very dangerous but why are there people living near it or visiting it?
Buzz with your partner for 2 minutes before clicking on the link below.
http://www.geography-site.co.uk/pages/physical/earth/volcanoes/why%20people%20live%20near%20volcanoes.html

Assignment
Comprehension Practice (20 minutes)

Read Page 60 and 61 of your textbook and then complete Worksheet 2 on pages 54 to 55 of your workbook.

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

All:Hey! good thing that we still had our e-learning
Dia: I miss e-learning!:)
Ira: Me too...-_- :>
Fia: Quite intresting info today..!

Anonymous said...

I am so shocked!I wish to live by a volcano so I can die faster and not do PSLE!

Anonymous said...

Shi Hui & Nicole :

Anonymous said...

Shihui & Nicole:
This blog is so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
^O^Easy to use at home too......

Anonymous said...

I still prefer the old method of copying and writing on the whiteboard because you tell more jokes. Can you please post some jokes on the blog regarding the topic every now and then? Anyway, the vidoes are so cool even though they take a long time to load. I like the first one the most! The second one really takes more time to load!

Anonymous said...

wow!! the video's are so COOL!!! anyway.... i felt very curious about how they took the video's .... of the volcano...>.< next time, tell me about it , ok?? i am very curious....anyway... thanks for all the video's !!

Anonymous said...

Jasmine is wayyyyyyyyyyyy right!!The whiteboard is better!:-)

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Anonymous said...

I think the video in youtube is very nice AND INTERESTING!
I LOVE IT!

Anonymous said...

We like the second video as it is more interesting and more 'realistic', although it took a longer time to load. The volcano does not look very 'scary' as in real life?.... We find that blog interesting and we hope you can make more interesting activities for us. When are you bringing us to the MAC lab? We hope it's tommorow! ^0^ Oh ya, Xena forgot to bring her English workbook! >_< HAHA!! ^_^

Anonymous said...

next time too, give us somemore activities!! i like it... after reading sugu's 'IDEA' i laugh until stomachache pain !! jasmine also kept laughing !! heehee!! LOL!! :D :b *.*!! ok ... enough of it!! byebye!!

Anonymous said...

It was interesting. I like it but I hate to do homework.I want to see some more.bye.

Anonymous said...

COOL!!

Anonymous said...

E-Learning RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

u noe when i went to the 2nd vid, I saw a video called cartoonist volcano eruption. It's so funny i almost broke my vocal cords!

Anonymous said...

i like the white board method better than the computer as u will tell jokes that make us laugh:(

Anonymous said...

lolx

Anonymous said...

erm.......... i wish to live near a avtive volcano..........

lwy said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=488BkTUsMa4&NR=1

Anonymous said...

I think the video in youtube is very nice AND INTERESTING!
I LOVE IT!