Identifying volcanic rocks

In this activity, students watch a video describing different types of volcanic rocks and then match the chemical composition and type of volcanic eruption each rock is associated with.

Rhyolite, andesite and basalt

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Three types of volcanic rocks.

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

• name the three different types of rocks associated with volcanoes in New Zealand

• explain how scientists group rocks together into different classifications

• describe which rocks are associated with which type of volcano

• explain the different types of magma and how scientists can use information from rocks to find out when eruptions occurred.

Download the Word file (see link below) for:

• introduction/background notes

• instructions on what you need and what to do

• student worksheets.