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Students engaged in learning about volcanoes in Juana Johnson's class do not simply look at a video tape on volcanoes or listen to a lecture. Juana Johnson, a sixth-through eighth-grade teacher at Gary's Kennedy King Middle School and a consultant in accelerated learning, asks students what they would do if the land started shaking, encouraging them to find shelter under their desks or mimic the noise of a volcanic eruption.

''Then eventually when they take the quiz they will be able to tell you how the volcano was formed,'' Johnson said. ''Anytime I can get their bodies involved, ...

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