Learning Activity 3.1.

Beauty and Beast

Group Members

1 6

2 7

3 8

4 9

5 10

Objective
At the end of this activity, the learners will be able to familiarize themselves with some of the
most active volcanoes in the Philippines.

Materials
● Photos of active volcanoes during eruption
● Photos of active volcanoes during lull period

Before you start this activity, let the students ponder:

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Instructions to Teachers
1. Show your students the photos provided that depict some of the most active volcanoes
in the Philippines while in a period of lull. Make sure not to show them the label/correct
answers.
2. Ask your students to identify the volcanoes themselves.
3. Show the students another set of photos that depict the active volcanoes during
eruption.
4. Ask your students to identify the volcanoes themselves.
5. Reveal the correct answers to the students.
6. As a summary, you may ask them to describe the volcanoes relative to one another.
Let them discover that volcanoes come in different shapes, sizes, and threats.

Instructions to Students
1. Your instructor will provide a set of photos of volcanoes during their period of lull.
Identify them one by one.
2. Another set of photos depicting volcanoes during eruption will be provided to you.
Identify them one by one.
3. Answer the guide questions that will be provided by your instructor at the end of the
activity.

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Beauty: Philippine Active Volcanoes during their Period of Lull

Beast: Philippine Active Volcanoes during Eruption

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Learning Activity 3.2. PHIVOLCS-LAVA
Group No. Facilitator/s:

Group Members

1 6

2 7

3 8

4 9

5 10

Objective
At the end of this activity, the learners will be able to identify the different active volcanoes in
their region.

Materials
● Smartphone, tablet, or computer
● Internet connectivity
● Pen
● Paper

Before you start this activity, let the students ponder:

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Instructions to Students
1. Using your web browser, go to https://wovodat.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/volcano/ph-
volcanoes. On the right side of the web page is a map of the Philippines. On the left
side are some filter tools to make searching for your volcano of interest easier.
2. Under Volcano Classification, choose the option “Active.” The right panel will then
show all the active volcanoes in the Philippines.
3. Under Choose by Region, select your respective region. You will notice that the right
panel will show the active volcanoes found in your region. You can also review the
different characteristics of each volcano such as location, elevation, number of
eruptions, among others.
4. Repeat the steps for inactive and potentially active volcanoes.
5. On the table below, list down all the active, inactive, and potentially active volcanoes
that can be found in your region.

Region Name of Specific Location Type (active, inactive, potentially

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Learning Activity 3.3. Viscosity and
Explosive Eruptions
Group No. Facilitator/s:

Group Members

1 6

2 7

3 8

4 9

5 10

Objective
At the end of this activity, the learners will be able to:
1. explain what viscosity is by demonstrating with common materials; and,
2. relate how viscosity affects the nature / explosivity of volcanic eruptions

Before you start this activity, let the students ponder:

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3.3 A. Viscosity Demonstration
Viscosity is the property of a material to be resistant to flow. When a material is more viscous,
it is thicker and more resistant to flow (e.g., toothpaste). The less viscous, the less thick the
fluid is, allowing it to flow easily (e.g., water). This simple demonstration will help learners
visually appreciate what viscosity is. For volcanoes, magmas that are more viscous tend to
be more explosive.

Materials
● Half glass of water
● Half glass of syrup
● Toothpaste
● Straw
● A sheet of glass or wood
● Learning Activity 3.3 demo video

Instructions to Teachers
1. Read the instructions to students and familiarize yourself with the activity.
2. Watch the Learning Activity 3.3 demo video.

Instructions to Students
1. Lay flat the sheet of glass or wood on top of a table. Pour a little water on it. Slowly tilt
the glass. Observe how the water flows. Is it fast or slow?
2. Similar to Step 1, pour a little syrup on the same sheet of glass or wood. Again, tilt the
glass or wood and observe how the syrup flows. Compared with water, how fast or
slow does the syrup flow?
3. Following the same procedure in Step 1, pour a little toothpaste on the same sheet of
glass or wood. What do you observe this time?

Example viscosity comparison. (Photo was taken from Kids Fun Science on YouTube)

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List the materials according to viscosity:

Least viscous Most viscous

1. 2. 3.

4. Using the straw, blow air into the glass of water. Observe how the bubbles move.
5. Using the straw, blow air into the glass of syrup. Observe how the bubbles move. How
easy is it to blow air into the syrup?

Volcanoes erupt violently because of its magma property. Magmas that are more viscous and
have a lot of dissolved gases tend to be more explosive or violent. Why is this so? Relate the
above materials (water, syrup, toothpaste) to magma.

3.3 B. Explosive Eruptions Demonstration

Materials
● Baking soda
● Calamansi or vinegar
● Small canister
● Paper cut into small pieces (to represent ash)

Instructions to Students
1. Put some baking soda in the canister.
2. Pour a teaspoon of calamansi extract.
3. Observe.

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