General Sites:

Classroom of the Future
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/volcanoes/vtypesvolcan1.html
The exploring the environment page has a definition of each type of volcano.

Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program
http://www.volcano.si.edu
The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program (GVP) is housed in the Department of Mineral Sciences, part of the National Museum of Natural History, on the National Mall in Washington D.C. We are devoted to a better understanding of Earth's active volcanoes and their eruptions during the last 10,000 years. GVP activities can be divided into two main efforts that are closely linked: reporting of current eruptions around the world, and building databases and archival resources for Earth's active volcanoes and their eruptions. In doing so we provide a global context for our planet's active volcanism.

United States Geological Survey
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volc/types.html
The USGS Publication has information and pictures about all types of volcanoes.

Volcano World
http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/
This is a comprehensive site especially if you're looking for information on a particular volcano.

Volcano Formation
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/interior/volcano_formation.html&edu=elem

Volcanoes: Can We Predict Volcanic Eruptions?
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/volcanoes/entry.html
This volcanoes site provides information about volcanoes as well as a classroom activity. There are video clips which show some of the features discussed, such as types of lava and eruptive styles. Topics covered by the text include how rocks melt, where and why volcanoes occur (plate tectonics), hot spots, volcanic hazards, forecasting eruptions and coping with risk.

Lava and Magma
Lava
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/interior/lava.html&edu=elem

Magma
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/interior/magma_chamber.html&edu=elem

Advantages of Volcanoes
http://library.thinkquest.org/17457/volcanoes/advantages.php

Volcano Glossary
http://library.thinkquest.org/17457/glossary/glossary.html#volcano

Volcanoes Online
http://library.thinkquest.org/17457/volcanoes/erupt.php
Information about why and how volcanoes erupt.

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Shield Volcanoes

CVO: Shield Volcanoes
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/ShieldVolcano/description_shield_volcano.html
Get a background on shield volcanoes, see specific examples from the Cascade Range, and check out some photos.

General Information about Hawaiian Shield Volcanoes
http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/HCV/haw_volc.html
Information about shield volcanoes in Hawaii. Includes a map of volcanoes on the islands

USGS Photo Glossary: Shield Volcano
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Products/Pglossary/ShieldVolcano.html
Photo glossary of shield volcanoes with broad, gentle slopes that are built by the eruption of fluid basalt lava.

Volcanoes of Canada
http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/volcanoes/index_e.php
Canadian page about shield volcano. Brief description.

Windows to the Universe
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/interior/shield_volcanos.html&edu=high
Facts and pictures about shield volcanoes.

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Cindercone Volcanoes

CVO: Cinder Cone Volcanoes
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/CinderCone/description_cinder_cone.html
Includes an explanation, pictures, and examples of these type of volcanoes, as well as links to other volcano sites.

Cinder Cones
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour_def/earth/interior/cinder_cone.html
Short description and photos of this type of volcano.


Cinder Cones
http://library.thinkquest.org/17457/volcanoes/types.cinder.php
A student site about cinder cone volcanoes.

Volcanoes of Canada
http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/volcanoes/type_e.php#cinder
Canadian page about cinder cone volcanoes. Brief description.

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Composite Volcanoes

Composite Volcanoes Page
http://www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/mroth/438/VOLCANO/COMPOSITE.html
Find out what makes these volcanoes different from other types. Includes a glossary of terms and a photo.

The Composite Volcano
http://proto.scrtec.org/~soess/Projects/GomezW/sld004.htm
Includes a brief description of this kind of volcano.

Windows to the Universe
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/interior/composite_volcanos.html&edu=high
Facts and pictures about composite volcanoes.