Lesson Summary

Pele and Poli’ahu is a folklore story that explained volcanic eruptions as a battle between these two goddesses. This story helped the Hawaiian people make sense of their world through their culture. Nowadays, the location and occurrence of volcanoes and earthquakes can be explained scientifically by analyzing patterns of data.

Your group is being hired by Alpha Action Productions (a movie company) to research a possible filming location for a new action movie. You must research and communicate patterns of scientific evidence that help forecast the likelihood of earthquakes and/or volcanic eruptions in given filming locations.

ELA Standards:

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

5. Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points

STE or Math Standards:

7.MS-ESS3-2. Obtain and communicate information on how data from past geologic events are analyzed for patterns and used to forecast the location and likelihood of future catastrophic events. 

Clarification Statements: 

• Geologic events include earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, and landslides. 
• Examples of data typically analyzed can include the locations, magnitudes, and frequencies of the natural hazards.

Computer Science (DLCS) Standards:

• Research 6-8.DTC.c 4. Create an artifact, individually and collaboratively, that answers a research question and communicates results and conclusions.

Video

Pele & Poli’ahu read by Chloe Miller