"You have been chosen to participate in a field research project studying volcanoes! As the top candidate for the job, you get to choose where you will work. Examples include Mt. Rainier in Orting, Washington; Mt. Etna in Sicily, Italy; or Mt. Pinatubo in Pinatubo, Philippines. You’re extremely excited for the opportunity to do this special research, but you also take your personal safety quite seriously. After all, these are volcanoes we’re talking about!"

TASK: You will research the volcano. Areas of interest may include (but are not limited to): past eruption history, preparations made by each town to increase resident safety, recent seismic activity, estimated damage by eruptions, local geography, etc.