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Karen Harpp

Associate Professor of Geology

Geology , 424 Ho Science Center

p 315 2287211

kharpp@colgate.edu

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Simulating a Volcanic Crisis in the Classroom

An exercise in volcano monitoring for an introductory undergraduate volcanology class

Guagua Pichincha Volcano Erupting in 1999

The links below are Adobe Acrobat PDF files containing supporting documents related to a paper entitled "Simulating a Volcanic Crisis in the Classroom" by Harpp, K.S. and Sweeney, W.J., published in the Journal of Geoscience Education, 50, 410-418, 2002.

Guagua Pichincha Volcano Eruption in 1999

Journal of Geoscience Education article about volcano crisis simulation (PDF)
Simulation #1: Substantial eruption for Pichincha (PPT)
Simulation #2: Substantial eruption for Pichincha plus rain for lahars (PPT)
Simulation #3: Somewhat unrealistically large eruption with surges (PPT)
Explanation and background for actors (Word doc)
Instructions for students for final simulation (Word doc)
Useful images (Word doc)
Resources for background information (Word doc)
Questionnaire for students after the final simulation (Word doc)

Contact kharpp@colgate.edu for sample websites.