This PowerPoint is one small part of the Geology Topics unit from www.sciencepowerpoint.com. This unit consists of a five part 6000+ slide PowerPoint roadmap, 14 page bundled homework package, modified homework, detailed answer keys, 12 pages of unit notes for students who may require assistance, follow along worksheets, and many review games. The homework and lesson notes chronologically follow the PowerPoint slideshow. The answer keys and unit notes are great for support professionals. The activities and discussion questions in the slideshow are meaningful. The PowerPoint includes built-in instructions, visuals, and review questions. Also included are critical class notes (color coded red), project ideas, video links, and review games. This unit also includes four PowerPoint review games (110+ slides each with Answers), 38+ video links, lab handouts, activity sheets, rubrics, materials list, templates, guides, 6 PowerPoint review Game, and much more. Also included is a 190 slide first day of school PowerPoint presentation. Areas of Focus within The Geology Topics Unit: -Plate Tectonics, Evidence for Plate Tectonics, Pangea, Energy Waves, Layers of the Earth, Heat Transfer, Types of Crust, Plate Boundaries, Hot Spots, Volcanoes, Positives and Negatives of Volcanoes, Types of Volcanoes, Parts of a Volcano, Magma, Types of Lava, Viscosity, Earthquakes, Faults, Folds, Seismograph, Richter Scale, Seismograph, Tsunami's, Rocks, Minerals, Crystals, Uses of Minerals, Types of Crystals, Physical Properties of Minerals, Rock Cycle, Common Igneous Rocks, Common Sedimentary Rocks, Common Metamorphic Rocks. This unit aligns with the Next Generation Science Standards and with Common Core Standards for ELA and Literacy for Science and Technical Subjects. See preview for more information If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Thanks again and best wishes. Sincerely, Ryan Murphy M.Ed www.sciencepowerpoint@gmail.com

1. • Which Island is the oldest? Youngest
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Only Island with active volcanoes

3. • RED SLIDE: These are notes that are very
important and should be recorded in your
science journal.
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4. -Nice neat notes that are legible and use indentations
when appropriate.
-Example of indent.
-Skip a line between topics
-Don’t skip pages
-Make visuals clear and well drawn.

5. • RED SLIDE: These are notes that are very
important and should be recorded in your
science journal.
• BLACK SLIDE: Pay attention, follow
directions, complete projects as described
and answer required questions neatly.
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8. • Volcanoes Available Sheet that follows
slideshow for classwork.

9. • What’s the only U.S. state that ends with
three vowels?
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10. • Answer! Hawaii
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11. • Activity! Making a volcanic island chain.
1.) Give one volunteer a large colored marker.
2.) Create a crack big enough for the pencil to poke
through between the lab tables.
3.) Group members move ocean plate (poster size
paper) toward clock very slowly and curve it.
-Movement needs to be 5 minutes from start to finish
4.) Person under table touches marker to paper
every thirty seconds for five minutes.
5.) Make first circles largest, and last circles the
smallest. At end neaten island chain.
6.) Sketch results in journal when complete.
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Time

28. • Which way is Hawaii moving? Why?
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29. • Answer! Northwest
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30. • Answer! Northwest
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31. • Which Island is the oldest?
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32. • Which Island is the oldest?
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33. • Which Island is the oldest? Youngest
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34. • Which Island is the oldest? Youngest
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Only Island with active volcanoes

35. • Which Island is the oldest? Youngest
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Only Island with active volcanoes

36. • Which Island is the oldest? Youngest
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Only Island with active volcanoes

37. • Which Island is the oldest? Youngest
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Only Island with active volcanoes

38. • Which Island is the oldest? Youngest
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Only Island with active volcanoes

39. • Which Island is the oldest? Youngest
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Only Island with active volcanoes

47. • Where is a new Hawaiian Island forming?

48. • Where is a new Hawaiian Island forming?

49. • Where is a new Hawaiian Island forming?

50. • Where is a new Hawaiian Island forming?

51. • Where is a new Hawaiian Island forming?

52. • Image of Loihi forming under the ocean south
of the big island.
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53.  Hawaii is caused by a hot spot: A location
above an upwelling of magma from the
mantle.
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54.  Hawaii is caused by a hot spot: A location
above an upwelling of magma from the
mantle.
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Hawaii’s Hot Spot. Learn more at…
http://www.marinebio.net/marinescience/02ocea
n/hwgeo.htm

55. • You can now complete this question on
the bundled homework.

56. • You can now complete this question on
the bundled homework.

58. • Where is this in the United States?
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59. • Answer! Yellowstone Park. Wyoming.
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60. • Video Link! (Optional) Old Faithful Geyser
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyyH_15PabA

61. • How a geyser works. (Optional)
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4zA_YPCyHs

68. • Supervolcano:

69. • Supervolcano: A volcano capable of
producing a super volcanic eruption with
ejecta greater than 1000 cubic kilometers.

70. • This is the range of serious destruction if the
Yellowstone Supervolcano were to erupt.
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71. • Volcanoes Available Sheet that follows
slideshow for classwork.

72. • Yellowstone’s Burning Question?
– Please read article and answer one question?
– Are we in serious danger?

73. • Yellowstone’s Burning Question?
– Please read article and answer one question?
– Are we in serious danger?
– Answer: It does not appear that we are in any
serious danger. A long time from now, this
supervolcano will erupt and cause serious
devastation.

74. • Yellowstone’s Burning Question?
– Please read article and answer one question?
– Are we in serious danger?
– Answer: It does not appear that we are in any
serious danger. A long time from now, this
supervolcano will erupt and cause serious
devastation in N. America and worldwide.

75. • Explosions happen about “every 600,000
years at Yellowstone,"
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76. • Explosions happen about “every 600,000
years at Yellowstone,"
• "And it's been about 640,000 years since the
last super explosive eruption there."
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77. • The Hot Spot under the continent has
erupted periodically throughout history.
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78. • The Hot Spot under the continent has
erupted periodically throughout history.
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79. • The Hot Spot under the continent has
erupted periodically throughout history.
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80. • The Hot Spot under the continent has
erupted periodically throughout history.
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81. • Picture of Super volcano on Jupiter’s
moon Io.
Learn more about the Yellowstone Super volcano at..
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/supervolcano/supervolcano.
html

90. A catastrophic
Supervolcano
eruption deals
with which big
Idea?

91. A supervolcanic eruption
would challenge civilization
as we know it.
Volcanoes are dangerous.

92. A supervolcanic eruption
would challenge civilization
as we know it.
Volcanoes are dangerous.

93. • The rest of the United States would be buried
in 1 meter of Ash.
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94. • The rest of the United States would be buried
in 1 meter of Ash.
– The global climate would shift for many years as
dust clouds would block out the sun.
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95. • The rest of the United States would be buried
in 1 meter of Ash.
– The global climate would shift for many years as
dust clouds would block out the sun.
– Agriculture would become difficult.
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103. • Video Link! (Optional) Supervolcanoes
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7as7Ej_U6y
U (46:00 Minutes)

104. http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Website Link:

105. • This part of the PowerPoint roadmap is just one small
part of my Geology Topics Unit that I offer on TpT. This
unit includes…
• A six part 6,000 Slide PowerPoint Presentation / unit
roadmap full of activities, review questions, games, video
links, flashcards, materials list, and much more.
• A 18 bundled homework package, modified version, 19
pages of unit notes, 6 PowerPoint Review Games of
100+ slides each, videos, rubrics, and much more that
all chronologically follow the unit slideshow.
• This is a fantastic unit for any Earth Science Class.
• http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Geology_Unit.html

107. Areas of Focus within The Geology Topics Unit:
-Areas of Focus within The Geology Topics Unit: Plate Tectonics, Evidence for
Plate Tectonics, Pangea, Energy Waves, Layers of the Earth, Heat
Transfer, Types of Crust, Plate Boundaries, Hot Spots, Volcanoes, Positives and
Negatives of Volcanoes, Types of Volcanoes, Parts of a Volcano, Magma, Types
of Lava, Viscosity, Earthquakes, Faults, Folds, Seismograph, Richter
Scale, Seismograph, Tsunami’s, Rocks, Minerals, Crystals, Uses of
Minerals, Types of Crystals, Physical Properties of Minerals, Rock
Cycle, Common Igneous Rocks, Common Sedimentary Rocks, Common
Metamorphic Rocks., Age of the Earth, Uniformitarianism, Principle of
Superposition, Earth History, Time Units, Timeline of Events, Basic
Evolution, Mass Extinction Events, Dinosaurs, Early Mammals, and more.
Full Unit can be found at…
http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Geology_Unit.html

114. • This was a very brief tour. Please visit the
links below to learn more about each of the
units in this curriculum package.
– These units take me about four years to complete
with my students in grades 5-10.
Earth Science Units Extended Tour Link and Curriculum Guide
Geology Topics Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Geology_Unit.html
Astronomy Topics Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Astronomy_Unit.html
Weather and Climate Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Weather_Climate_Unit.html
Soil Science, Weathering, More http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Soil_and_Glaciers_Unit.html
Water Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Water_Molecule_Unit.html
Rivers Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/River_and_Water_Quality_Unit.html
= Easier = More Difficult = Most Difficult
5th – 7th grade 6th – 8th grade 8th – 10th grade

115. Physical Science Units Extended Tour Link and Curriculum Guide
Science Skills Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Science_Introduction_Lab_Safety_Metric_Methods.
html
Motion and Machines Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Newtons_Laws_Motion_Machines_Unit.html
Matter, Energy, Envs. Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Energy_Topics_Unit.html
Atoms and Periodic Table Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Atoms_Periodic_Table_of_Elements_Unit.html
Life Science Units Extended Tour Link and Curriculum Guide
Human Body / Health Topics
http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Human_Body_Systems_and_Health_Topics_Unit.html
DNA and Genetics Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/DNA_Genetics_Unit.html
Cell Biology Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Cellular_Biology_Unit.html
Infectious Diseases Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Infectious_Diseases_Unit.html
Taxonomy and Classification Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Taxonomy_Classification_Unit.html
Evolution / Natural Selection Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Evolution_Natural_Selection_Unit.html
Botany Topics Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Plant_Botany_Unit.html
Ecology Feeding Levels Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Ecology_Feeding_Levels_Unit.htm
Ecology Interactions Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Ecology_Interactions_Unit.html
Ecology Abiotic Factors Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Ecology_Abiotic_Factors_Unit.html

116. • More Units Available at…
Earth Science: The Soil Science and Glaciers Unit, The Geology Topics
Unit, The Astronomy Topics Unit, The Weather and Climate Unit, and The
Rivers and Water Quality Unit, The Water Molecule Unit.
Physical Science: The Laws of Motion and Machines Unit, The Atoms
and Periodic Table Unit, The Energy and the Environment Unit, and
Science Skills Unit.
Life Science: The Diseases and Cells Unit, The DNA and Genetics Unit,
The Life Topics Unit, The Plant Unit, The Taxonomy and Classification
Unit, Ecology: Feeding Levels Unit, Ecology: Interactions Unit, Ecology:
Abiotic Factors, The Evolution and Natural Selection Unit and The Human
Body Systems and Health Topics Unit
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117. • The entire four year curriculum can be found at...
http://sciencepowerpoint.com/ Please feel free to
contact me with any questions you may have.
Thank you for your interest in this curriculum.
Sincerely,
Ryan Murphy M.Ed
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