Discover Hawaii's Active Volcanoes

https://geoetc.com/hawaiieducatorsjuly24/
Organization: GEOetc

Content Area: Earth Science, Environmental Science, Geology
Grade-level Audience: High School (9-12), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), Primary (K-2)
When Offered: June to August
Cost: Cost to enroll
Format: In-Person only
Application Deadline: 30 April 2024 (or when booked out)
For More Information: gary@geoetc.com

Description

Come and experience the active volcanoes of the Big Island of Hawaii. This seven-day (6 night) field experience on the Big Island of Hawaii will have you living on one of the world's most active volcanoes. This trip will give you deep knowledge of volcanoes – their processes and products and how humans live with the hazards they pose. Learn about classroom activities and experience the real world of volcanology in the field.

What will you gain?

We will model in the field:

Inquiry learning and group learning
Using field notebooks
Collecting and recording data – and see modern data collection technology
Mapping in a cave – the geographic skills and mathematics of a flow
Mapping a volcanic event
Educators, you will return to your classroom with:

Classroom samples
Amazing images of sites you have seen
Data collected
Skills you can transfer to your students
You will:

Learn about Plate Tectonics and how Hawaii fits (or does not fit) into the simple model
See evidence of current volcanic activity
Walk on young lava flows
Learn to identify eruption products – ash, scoria, lava flow types, bombs, vog etc
See the evidence for natural hazards – earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis as well as explosive volcanic events. We will see engineering examples of hazard mitigation.
See how humans have lived with the hazards of an active volcanic environment.
Walk on green and black sand beaches.

Who should apply?

All teachers interested in Earth Science who want to live and learn on active volcanoes.