120-100 Collip Circle, London, ON N6G 4X8 www.pirweb.org [email protected] Date: Tuesday, March 26 th , 2019 Time: 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT Intended Audience: Grades 4-8 Registration: bit.ly/2019Mar26 Webinar Description: This week on PIR Live Event we are joined by Dr. Peter Hollings. As a geochemist and petrologist, Dr. Hollings studies igneous rocks and one of the best ways to do that is by studying volcanoes. Dr. Hollings has been lucky enough to visit a number of active volcanoes around the world and will talk about his experiences and what we can learn from them, both in terms of volcanic hazards and what they tell us about ancient environments. Dr. Hollings regularly applies what he learns in modern settings to better understand the rocks of northern Ontario. This allows him to make inferences about the environmental conditions in which those rocks formed over 2.7 billion years ago! Curriculum Links: Geography • Demonstrate an understanding of significant patterns in Earth’s physical features and of some natural processes • Identify the major landform regions in Ontario Understanding Earth and Space Systems • Rocks and minerals have unique characteristics and properties that are a result of how they were formed • Describe how igneous, sedimentary, and meta-morphic rocks are formed • Investigate various types of preserved geological evidence of major changes that have taken place in Earth history Scientific Investigation Skills and Career Exploration • Identify and describe careers related to the fields of science under study, and describe the contributions of scientists, including Canadians, to those fields