We are studying Earth science and have recently talked about earthquakes and volcanoes. No by no means did I need the Pacific Plate to cooperate for demonstration!
The girls made a homemade salt dough volcano.
We shaped it around a water bottle on a cookie sheet, then let it dry and painted it.
When it came time for it to explode we made sure that all the kids were home to enjoy.
Red food coloring added a great touch and the salt dough, which had dried for 3 days, really held up against the liquid.
On a second attempt we had a worm-like thing erupt which created more laughing than science!Next we will be ordering some ladybug eggs to hatch in our habitat for a spring activity. Right now we continue with rocks and fossils as our study.
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