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Curriculum Materials
Capulin Volcano Teacher's Guide 

A teacher's guide designed for use by Grades 4-6 contains lesson plans that are based on earth science curriculum, with an emphasis on volcanism. There are pre-site, on-site, and post-site activities that can be utilized at Capulin Volcano as well as in the classroom.

The teacher's guide can be downloaded as Microsoft Word documents 

Pre-Site Activity     On-Site Activity

Post-Site Activity   Answer Sheets
or as Adobe Acrobat PDF files.

Pre-Site Activity  On-Site Activity  

Post-Site Activity  Answer Sheets

Both formats of the Teacher's Guide are divided into 4 sections for quicker downloads.

If you would like a hard copy mailed to you, please contact us at the park.

Pre-visit information is available on the Plan a Field Trip page.
Color photograph showing Capulin Volcano in the distance  

Did You Know?
Capulin Volcano is approximately 4 miles in circumference at the base with a crater diameter of 1450 feet and an elevation of 8182 feet at the highest point.

Last Updated: April 19, 2008 at 13:29 EST