Types of Volcanoes
4th grade volcano types worksheet: compare shield, composite and cinder cone volcanoes in a fact-bank chart, then name three outlines. Answer key included.
4th Grade Volcanoes Worksheets
4th grade volcano worksheets: parts of a volcano, shield, composite and cinder cone volcanoes, the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption, an eruption sequence and a check.
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Mount St. Helens Reading Passage
4th grade Mount St. Helens reading passage: the 1980 eruption, the sideways blast and the recovery, with six questions and an answer key.
How a Volcano Erupts
4th grade how a volcano erupts worksheet: order six steps of an eruption, then explain how volcanoes built Hawaii. Answer key included.
Volcano Vocabulary
4th grade volcano vocabulary worksheet: match ten words such as magma, lava and dormant to definitions, then complete eight sentences. Answer key included.
Volcanoes Check
4th grade volcanoes check: label four parts of a cross-section, answer five multiple-choice questions and write one safety answer. Answer key included.
Curriculum objectives covered
“Compare the shape, size and eruption style of shield, composite and cinder cone volcanoes.”
“Match a volcano type to its side-view outline.”
RI.4.1
“Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.”
RI.4.3
“Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.”
“Put the stages of a volcanic eruption in order.”
“Explain how repeated eruptions build new land such as an island.”
“Decide whether an eruption changes the land quickly or slowly, and give a reason.”
“Use volcano vocabulary correctly in context.”
“Tell active, dormant and extinct volcanoes apart.”
“Name the main parts of a volcano on a cross-section.”
“Recall key volcano facts, including where volcanoes form and what dormant means.”
“Describe one way scientists keep people safe near volcanoes.”
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