Kilauea Volcano lava flow

Kilauea Summit Eruption, Lava Returns to Halema'uma'u

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Link to Resource: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNoJv5Vkumk&feature=youtu.be
Resource Type:Teaching Media; Videos or Animations
Grade Level:
K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Language:English
Format:video
Organization:United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Publication Date:2017
Summary:The video briefly recounts the eruptive history of Halema'uma'u and describes the formation and continued growth of the current summit vent and lava lake. It features USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists sharing their insights on the summit eruption -- how they monitor the lava lake, how and why the lake level rises and falls, why explosive events occur, the connection between  Kilauea's ongoing summit and East Rift Zone eruptions, and the impacts of the summit eruption on the Island of Hawaii and beyond.
Earth Science Big Ideas:Big Idea 3; Big Idea 4; Big Idea 8
NGSS Discplinary Core Ideas:ESS3.B
NGSS Performance Expectations:3-ESS3-1; 4-ESS3-2; HS-ESS3-1; MS-ESS3-2
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices:Analyzing and interpreting data; Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering); Engaging in argument from evidence
NGSS Crosscutting Concepts:Cause and effect: Mechanism and explanation; Patterns
Subjects: 6-8; 9-12; elementary school; hawaii; hazards; high school; k-12; k-3; k-4; k-5; k-5 geosource; k-6; k-8; k-9; middle school; natural hazards; usgs; video; volcano
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