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Mystery Science offers this activity where students investigate the past and present patterns of volcanoes on Earth by plotting volcano locations on a world map. This resource offers several videos with background information along with step by step instruction on how to plot volcano locations. While the activity offers an engaging approach to discovering patterns in proximity and locations of the structures, it does call for several templates to be printed out. Fortunately, there is an option to download a student copy, where participants can complete the activity online without having to print anything out. Overall, this activity is a great way for participants to practice plotting figures on a graph and analyzing patterns and making predictions.