Yellowstone Caldera Online Reading Comprehension
Grade Level: 6 | Lexile: 1040 | Word Count:292
This activity gives a printable score report and allows for narration and customization

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Discuss -
  1. What is a caldera, and how is it different from a typical volcanic crater?
  2. How did the Yellowstone Caldera form, and what makes its eruptions especially significant?
  3. What effects can supervolcano eruptions have on the Earth’s climate and environment?
  4. What is a hotspot, and how does it explain the volcanic activity at Yellowstone?
Reading Groups - This passage and question set serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies.
Morning Work - The activity takes most students about 25 minutes to complete, making it an ideal solution for morning work.
Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies or language arts.
Whiteboard - Have students come to the whiteboard to annotate important information or to click the correct answers.