Volcanoes – Earth Science Unit
After our Science Club ended a couple of weeks ago, the kids continued studying volcanoes. I wanted to share some of our activities with you today.
We went over the basic parts of a volcano – magma chamber, conduit or main vent, ash cloud, branch pipe, sill, crater, and so forth.
Then we went on to spend quite a bit of time talking about the different types of volcanic explosions and why they happen. We talked quite a bit about the different properties of magma and how that affects the type of eruptions that occur.
I added all of these notebook pages to our Earth Science Packet. You can either read the information through with your students or have them fill in the missing information on the notebook pages provided.
From there, we went on to wrap up this unit with a discussion of some of the volcanic hazards that threaten life and the landscape. We talked about everything from lava flow and ash to gases and tsunamis.
My youngest put together all of the volcano interactive notebook pieces to add to her science notebook:
In previous years, we talked a lot about the power of volcanoes. We did a couple of hands-on activities the kids enjoyed. We didn’t do these this time around, but if you haven’t tried these, you’ll definitely want to do this with your kids!
Of course, there is always the well-known baking soda – vinegar volcano. The kids always loved this! Don’t forget to mix the dish soap, dye and vinegar together before adding it to the baking soda. We did it backwards and our volcano was much pinker than it should have been!
Another project my kids loved was making tissue paper volcanoes. They have a neat 3-dimensional feel to them and really looked great at the end!
That wrapped up our Earth Science unit. This fall, I added in more than 50 pages to our Earth Science Packet. I will be raising the price in the new year – January 1st, 2018 so be sure to grab this 100+ page packet at its current price! You’ll find the link to purchase our packet below.
First, a little more about the Earth Science Packet:
Topics we covered:
- Solar System
- Layers of the Earth
- Earth’s geologic timeline covering the 6 main eons
- Latitude, Longitude, Using a Compass
- Plate Tectonics
- Earthquakes
- 4 Types of Mountains
- Volcanoes
Again, here are a few pictures of what is included in the Earth Science Packet. You’ll find a link to purchase this 150+ page packet below.
Pictures and descriptions of our hands-on Earth Science Activities are included in the packet.
With all the new updates, our Earth Science Packet is now more than 150 pages! Included in this unit:
Learn how to make a earthquake shake table, more than a dozen hands-on activities on the layers of the earth, volcanoes, earthquakes, plate movement, convection currents and more!
Topics include: Solar System, Layers of the Earth, Earth’s Axis and the Seasons, Latitude and Longitude, Plate Tectonics, Faults, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, 4 Types of Mountains
The Earth Science Packet is $9.99. It is now well over 150 pages (as we added a lot of new materials recently when we covered did this unit again). It includes all the materials you saw above (notebook pages, hands-on activity ideas, and more). You can scroll down below for more pictures of what is included (or click on the link above to visit another post that goes into detail about the contents!).
Purchase the Earth Science Packet
Cost: $9.99
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More pictures of what is included:
Earth Science BUNDLE
Purchase the Layers of the Atmosphere Packet ($6.99) and the Earth Science Packet ($9.99) together in a BUNDLE with the option below.
Click here to find out more about the Layers of the Atmosphere Packet. It is well over 50 pages and has lots of hands-on activity ideas, worksheets, interactive notebook pages and more. Our Layers of the Atmosphere Packet introduces kids to some of the basics about Earth’s atmosphere. It starts with a review of Earth’s systems: the geosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and atmosphere and spends time learning about the different layers of the atmosphere (the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere). It has sorting cards and interactive notebook projects on objects & phenomena in the atmosphere. Students will learn about the Sun’s harmful rays — what they are (EM radiation) and how we are kept safe. Finally, this packet touches on satellites and the GPS system.
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Earth Science BUNDLE
$14.99
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