Volcano hunt

In this computer-based activity, students work in pairs or threes to find New Zealand volcanoes using a map and Google Earth. Google Earth gives impressive 3D aerial photography that can be viewed in great detail by scrolling with a mouse. Volcanoes in New Zealand are clearly evident.

By the end of this activity, students should be able to:

• appreciate the topography of New Zealand

• recognise some volcanoes on aerial/satellite photographs

• use a map to find volcanoes in aerial/satellite photographs

• to explain latitude and longitude

• use latitude and longitude to record the location of volcanoes.

Download the Word file (see link below) for:

• introduction/background notes

• instructions on what you need and what to do

• discussion questions

• student worksheets