Yellowstone: Monitoring the Fire Below
(Complete Item Description)
- Abstract:
This interactive feature story is part of Science Bulletins, an innovative online and exhibition program that offers the public a window into the excitement of scientific discovery. Published in June 2006, this Earth Bulletin looks at the geologic history of Yellowstone National Park. It includes the following components: Three online essays - Yellowstone National Park Is a Volcano, Signs of Restlessness, and Volcanic Witness; An Interview with Bob Smith -- each available in a print-friendly format; An seven-minute feature video, Yellowstone: Monitoring the Fire Below, available in two download speeds; An interactive that demonstrates how a volcano's shape depends on the type of magma that erupts;An interactive that looks at how Yellowstone's caldera has shifted over time;An 1871 map of Yellowstone's features; A pop-up glossary of terms used in this Earth Bulletin.
- Subject:
- Science and Technology
- Grade Level:
- Secondary, Post-secondary
- Collection:
- American Museum of Natural History