What Is a Volcano
Know what a volcano is: an opening in Earth's surface where hot melted rock (lava) comes out
Typical age: 5–7 years
“If your child sees a picture of a volcano erupting, can they explain that it's an opening in the ground where very hot melted rock comes out?”
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Nothing — this is a great starting point!
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- Fast & Slow Earth Changes
Quick/slow changes concept benefits from volcano as example of quick change
- Ring of FireREQUIRED
Mapping volcano patterns requires knowing what volcanoes are
- Power of Eruptions
Appreciating eruption power benefits from knowing what a volcano is
- Active, Dormant & ExtinctREQUIRED
Classifying volcanoes requires knowing what a volcano is
- Earth's LayersREQUIRED
Understanding layers requires knowing what a volcano is (motivation for internal structure)
- Types of RockREQUIRED
Igneous rock concept links to lava cooling from volcanoes
- Inside a VolcanoREQUIRED
Internal volcano structure builds on basic volcano knowledge
- Gladiators & Pompeii
Pompeii's destruction by Vesuvius connects to basic volcano knowledge from Volcanoes domain
- Pompeii & VesuviusREQUIRED
Pompeii story requires understanding what a volcano is and what eruptions do