This WebQuest was designed to meet the following Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools:

SCIENCE

Earth Patterns, Cycles, and Change
5.7 - The student will investigate and understand how the Earth's surface is constantly changing. Key concepts include:
* Plate tectonics (volcanoes).

ENGLISH

Oral Language
5.1 - The student will listen, draw conclusions, and share responses in subject-related group learning activities.
* Organize information to present reports of group activities.
* Summarize information gathered in group activities.

Writing
5.7 - The student will write for a variety of purposes: to describe, to inform, to entertain, and to explain.
* Organize information.
* Use vocabulary effectively. Research
5.8 - The student will synthesize information from a variety of resources.
* Skim materials to develop a general overview of content or to locate specific information.
* Develop notes that include important concepts, paraphrases, summaries, and identification of information sources.

HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

5.9 - The student will develop skills for historical analysis, including the ability to
* Identify, analyze, and interpret contemporary media (computer information systems)

COMPUTER/TECHNOLOGY

CT/5.2 - The student will develop basic technology skills.
* Select and use technology appropriate to tasks.
* Apply technologies to strategies for problem-solving and critical thinking.

CT/5.3 - The student will process, store, retrieve, and transmit electronic information.
* Use electronic indexes.

CT/5.4 - The student will communicate through application software.
* Use simple computer graphics and integrate graphics into word processed documents.
* Use local and worldwide network communication systems.