Overview | How can some local events have global consequences? What lessons can we learn from the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland about the fragility of our interconnected world? In this lesson, students examine how the eruption has illuminated how connected we are and how fragile our global web may be. By collating stories of people, businesses and organizations affected by the eruption on a world map, students create a visual representation of the wide-reaching effects of the eruption.
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