We've spent the last several weeks, in between other summer activities, working on our volcano unit. It was a lot of fun, especially when we finally got to explode the volcanoes. The kids worked hard to build their volcanoes out of clay, which we had to let dry for several days. Then we painted them, and had to let them dry some more. During the drying time, we made a model of the Earth showing all of it's different layers. We also drew pictures of volcanoes and labeled all the different parts. Here are my examples that the kids copied.
Lincoln was very interested in the side vent of the volcano. When he sculpted his volcano, he added a really big side vent, because he wanted to see how it worked. When he mixed his vinegar and baking soda, all the bubbles came out the side. He was not disappointed. He was very excited to see that his idea had worked.
Ivan was most excited about the measuring, I think. He was also very proud that his volcano was the closest to a real volcano in color.
I was surprised how well Adelia followed along in this activity. Usually she gets bored, and wanders off. But she stayed right with us all throughout. She's been REALLY excited about coloring lately, and there was a lot of opportunity coloring, so maybe that was it. Either way, she came up with the most colorful volcanoes I've ever seen. :)
And of course, it couldn't be a unit study directed by me if we didn't read a million books to go along with it. :) Here are some of our favorites.
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