Ten volcano words, from magma and lava to dormant and extinct, are matched to definitions on this 3-page 4th grade science worksheet. Students write a letter from A to J beside each word on page 1. On page 2 they use the same ten words as a bank to finish eight sentences, with each word used at most once. Sentence 5 needs two words, eruption and ash. The last page gives the letter matches and every blank.
“Use volcano vocabulary correctly in context.”
Page 2 asks students to choose the right word for eight sentences, one of which needs two words.
“Tell active, dormant and extinct volcanoes apart.”
Items 7, 8 and 9 on page 1 and sentences 7 and 8 on page 2 depend on it.
A table lists magma, lava, crater, vent, ash, eruption, active, dormant, extinct and crust. Students write the letter of the matching definition, which are listed in a different order.
Eight sentences with blanks, from hot melted rock collecting underground to an old island volcano that has stopped for good. All ten words sit in a bank above them.
The letters D, H, B, G, C, I, F, A, J and E for items 1 to 10, with each definition repeated, then the eight sentence answers.
Start of the unit
Give it before any reading. Students match what they can and circle the rest, which shows you which words need a quick demo.
Dormant or extinct
These two get mixed up most. Ask students to underline the clue words in definitions A and J, long time and might erupt again against never expected to erupt again, before they write a letter.
Cover the bank
A week later, hand out page 2 again with the word bank folded under. Students who still fill the blanks know the words.
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