Volcanoes Bingo

A bingo game designed to help students learn the key vocabulary associated with the study of volcanoes.

Includes the following key terms and definitions:

➸ magma
➸ lava
➸ a’a lava
➸ pahoehoe lave
➸ pillow lava
➸ active volcano
➸ dormant volcano
➸ extinct volcano
➸ shield volcano
➸ composite volcano
➸ main vent
➸ side vent
➸ magma chamber
➸ crater
➸ ash cloud
➸ volcanic bomb

The bingo kit also comes with:

A fully editable PowerPoint presentation which contains each of the clues. The slides can be rearranged for each game of bingo or edited to suit the needs of your students.

A bonus word search and matching activity worksheet with solutions.

How to Play:

1. Provide each student with a bingo sheet. Laminate a class set of the bingo sheets if you wish.
2. Have students circle a set number of words with an erasable white board marker or similar. You can circle more or less words depending on time.
3. Read out the clues provided and have students place a cross through the circled word.
4. The first student to get all of the clues raises their hand or shouts “bingo” or both!

Great accompaniments to the above resource:

Volcanoes Activities
Volcanoes PowerPoint and Activity Sheets
Volcanoes Task Cards

Clipart by:
The Painted Crow

Ron Leishman
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