Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades K-4, Grades 5-8
Subject
Earth Science, Planet Earth, Geography
Type
Interactive Multimedia, Lesson Plans / Activities
Students learn about volcanoes in the Ring of Fire and their relationship to earthquakes and mountain ranges with this game featuring PBS KIDS character Ruff Ruffman. Students help Ruff verify information about volcanoes that he has gathered for his grandmother’s vacation. The game includes visual and text-based reference materials that allow students to activate prior knowledge and build understanding about the relationships between volcanoes, earthquakes and mountain range locations.
Support materials include background information, teaching tips and discussion questions.
This resource was developed through GBH’s Bringing the Universe to America’s Classrooms project, in collaboration with NASA’s Science Activation program.
Next Generation Science Standards: 4-ESS2.B.1