Simulating a Volcanic Crisis in the Classroom

An exercise in volcano monitoring for an introductory undergraduate volcanology class

The links below are Adobe Acrobat PDF files containing supporting documents related to a paper entitled "Simulating a Volcanic Crisis in the Classroom" by Harpp, K.S. and Sweeney, W.J., published in the Journal of Geoscience Education, 50, 410-418, 2002.

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If you have problems getting to these documents, email Karen Harpp at kharpp@mail.colgate.edu or call (315)228-7211 and I will send you the files on disk.

October 7. 1999 eruption of Guagua Pichincha Volcano
Photo by Daniel Andrade
 
PDF of Journal of Geoscience Education Article about volcano crisis simulation
PowerPoint Simulation #1 (substantial eruption for Pichincha)
PowerPoint Simulation #2 (substantial eruption for Pichincha plus rain for lahars)
Powerpoint Simulation #3 (somewhat unrealistically large eruption with surges)
Explanation and Background (for actors in final simulation)
Instructions for Students (for final simulation)
Useful Images
Resources for background information
Questionnaire for students after the final simulation
Photo Gallery
Sample Website used by students for initial updates on volcanic activity
 

Photo from: http://www.info-ecuador.de/images/erup.jpg