2. Contents...
Brainstorm
Poems
Introduction
Fact File
What we want to know
Pictures
The BIG question???
Acknowledgements
Research
3. Brainstorm Time...
Mt Tongariro
It erupted recently, was an ash and steam
explosion. Spreading ash everywhere.
People had predicted that it was going to
erupt before it actually happened.
It had started to rumble and had a higher
temperature than usual.
The colour code has now been raised to red.
4. Introduction...
Mt Tongariro is an active volcano in the
Central North Island of New Zealand and is
one of the 3 most active volcanoes in the
North Island.
This volcano has recently erupted, letting out
a heap of ash and steam, this has affected most
cities near it.
5. What we want to
know...
How tall in metres is Mt Tongariro?
How many kilometers wide is it?
What type of volcano is it?
Did the volcano let out any sparks of lava?
How was it formed?
Why did the volcano erupt?
7. Research
Scientists believe that the eruption was
caused by a build up of steam deep down in
the crater of the volcano.
According to Wikipedia, Mt Tongariro is a
Complex volcano.
8. Poems
Caitlyn’s Diamante
Samantha’s Haiku
Volcano
Mt Tongariro
Smoke clouds in the air,
Erupted at night
Little sparks of orange lava,
Smoking, spreading gas everywhere
Time to erupt now...
What a sight
Ash clouds
Eruption
9. FACT FILE!!!
1. Did you know that Mt Tongariro is 1,978
meters tall and 6,490 ft.
2. Mt Tongariro is 275000 years old.
3. Mt Togariro is is the Taupo volcanic zone.
4. The easiest route to use to climb Mt
Tongariro is the Tongariro Alpine Crossing.
