In this Mystery, students explore the past and present pattern of where volcanoes exist on the earth.
In the activity, Mapping Volcanoes, students plot volcano locations on a world map and look for patterns. Students analyze these maps to discover that volcanoes form a “Ring of Fire” around the Pacific Ocean.
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