1. HAWAII 2014 FUNDS FOR TEACHERS FELLOW! Megan Oneil and Amanda Keesee

2. AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN WITH OTHER SCIENCE TEACHERS IN HAWAII BECAUSE OF FUNDS FOR TEACHERS!

3. THURSTON LAVA TUBES

4. THE CHAIN OF ISLANDS WAS CREATED BY ONE HOT SPOT!

5. WE KNEW THE HURRICANE WAS GOING TO HIT WHERE WE WERE, WHEN WE SAW JIM KANTORI FROM THE WEATHER CHANNEL.

6. STANDING ON AN OLD LAVA FLOW OVER LOOKING THE PACIFIC OCEAN!

7. FEELING THE HEAT FROM LAVA 90 FEET BELOW GROUND

8. KĪLAUEA IKI IS A PIT CRATER WHICH IS NEXT TO THE MAIN SUMMIT CALDERA OF KĪLAUEA.

9. GREEN SAND BEACH MADE FROM OLIVINE

10. WHEN YOU SEE THE 2 TYPES OF LAVA SIDE BYDE LIKE THIS YOU CAN REALLY GET AN UNDERSTANDING FOR THE POWER OF THE VOLC Pahoehoe Lava is one of the most interesting forms of lava. Since it tends to flow more as a thick liquid it can pour uphill as well as downhill and can create a huge variety of interesting shapes. A'a lava looks completely different than pahoehoe lava as it is formed. Whereas pahoehoe lava flows smoothly like water or molasses, a'a lava tumbles in the form of small rocks with very jagged sharp edges. The rocks are very lightweight, as opposed to pahoehoe that is extremely dense, and a'a rocks tend to pile up on each other with a lava front that might be a few feet to 40 or 50 feet high of tumbling red hot sharp rocks.

11. SEEING THE WILDLIFE UP CLOSE IS LIFE CHANGING!

12. SNORKELING AT PU’UHONUA O HONAUNAU NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK

13. MEGAN’S BLOG: BLOGS.BCBE.ORG/MEGANONEIL

14. GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA (GSA)  Contact Information  Gary Lewis glewis@geosociety.org glewis@geosociety.org  720-201-8132