Monday, January 30, 2017

Volcano Experiment!

It feels like forever since I last posted. The app I use to blog has given me trouble all year, but I was determined to make this post. Today the students got to build volcanoes! They've been looking forward to this experiment pretty much all year and today was the day their dreams came true! We related the volcanoes to our rapid changes science unit. We discussed how our volcanoes are similar and different to real volcanoes. The students should understand how a volcanic eruption changes the land around it. We've also been talking about landslides, tsunamis, tornadoes, earthquakes, and floods. The students have been really engaged with this unit. Encourage them to share something new or interesting they have learned!

**The students got their hands dirty to build the volcano, but there were strict rules in place that they were not to touch the volcano after the baking soda and vinegar were combined to create the eruption.





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