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Operation Montserrat
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Scope and Sequence

Scope and Sequence

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Mission Briefing
Lesson (click to view)	Focus	Readings	Resources / Extensions	Student Assignment
1	Introduction to the e-Mission	Introduction Who We Are The Next e-Mission Montserrat Join Us		Setting the scene

How to Apply
Lesson (click to view)	Focus	Readings	Resources / Extensions	Student Assignment
2	Applying for the Mission and First Step: Form a Team	Application Process Form a Team Earth System Science	Science Interests Inventory	Review Application Process Students form Emergency Response Teams
3	Second Step: Letters of Commitment	Team Building Team Rules Letter of Commitment		Team decides on team rules Team writes draft of Letter of Commitment View resume requirements
4	Third Step: Writing Resumes	Resume Acceptance Letter Request	Career Resources	ERTs complete Letter of Commitment and draft their individual resumes
5 & 6	Fourth Step: Analysis of Yellowstone	Yellowstone Forest Fires Forest Fires How They Work Fire Management Yellowstone Yellowstone Fire One Year After Six Years After	Mission Patch Map of Yellowstone	Wildfires (generally) Yellowstone wildfires (specifically) Conduct Yellowstone Analysis Complete Sphere Analysis Tool Teams finalize their ERT applications and mail them

T-minus 3 Weeks
Lesson (click to view)	Focus	Readings	Resources / Extensions	Student Assignment
7	Volcanoes!	Your Task Volcanoes Volcanic Dangers How Volcanoes Work Volcanoes and Montserrat	Hands-on activities: Predicting Eruptions, Make a Seismometer	Volcanoes (generally) Mt. Pinatubo eruption (specifically). Students look at the event to sphere interactions.
8	Mt. Pinatubo	Mt. Pinatubo Mt. Pinatubo Eruption One Year After Five Years After	Graph Mt. Pinatubo Data	Conduct Mt. Pinatubo Analysis Complete Sphere Analysis Tool Team Evaluation ERT Log
9	Volcano Tracking	Volcano Monitoring Instructions Volcano Practice Data Volcano Graphs	Launch Pad: Careers	Students practice for mission day

T-minus 2 Weeks
Lesson (click to view)	Focus	Readings	Resources / Extensions	Student Assignment
10	Hurricanes!	Your Task Hurricanes How Hurricanes Work Hurricane Dangers		Hurricanes (generally) Hurricane Georges (specifically). Students look at the event to sphere interactions.
11	Hurricane Georges	Hurricane Georges Hits Puerto Rico Three Months After		Conduct Hurricane Georges Analysis Complete Sphere Analysis Tool Team Evaluation ERT Log
12	Hurricane Tracking	Hurricane Tracking Instructions Hurricane Practice Hurricane Tracking Map	Launch Pad: Careers	Students practice for mission day

T-minus 1 Week
Lesson (click to view)	Focus	Readings	Resources / Extensions	Student Assignment
13	Montserrat	Your Task Montserrat Newspaper Article History of Montserrat Montserrat Fast Facts	Launch Pad: Careers	Develop three contingency plans
14	Risk Analysis of Montserrat/ Begin Pre-Mission Prep	Situation Report Evacuation Instructions	Maps	Divide into mission teams. Team Evaluation ERT Log

Mission Prep
Lesson (click to view)	Focus	Readings	Resources / Extensions	Student Assignment
15	Prepare for the e-Mission	Overview of Teams and Materials	Evacuation Team Comm. Team Volcano Team Hurricane Team	Discuss communication flow and team members' roles