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A pressure wave generated by the explosion of a volcano 18 000 km away was detected as an unexpected windfall of a school ambient air monitoring network.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Using effervescent heartburn tablets, model the action of volcanoes to measure the intensity of the explosions and create your own measurement scale.
Ages: < 11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
If you ask Italian school students to name an active volcano in their country, they will have a wealth of names – such as Vesuvius, Etna, Stromboli and all the other Aeolian Islands – to choose from.
Do your students find it hard to see the application of science to other subjects? Montserrat Capellas from the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France, explains how modern chemical analyses are shedding light on ancient Pompeii.
Ages: 16-19;
April 14, 2022 | Issue 57
Shaken by the (pressure) waves
Topics: Earth science, Engineering, Physics
English
September 6, 2016 | Issue 37
Measuring the explosiveness of a volcanic eruption
Topics: Earth science, Mathematics, General science
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October 2, 2008 | Issue 9
Volcano Island, By David Lea and Professor Steve Sparks
September 18, 2007 | Issue 6
Recovering Pompeii
Topics: Chemistry
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