Volcano

During our Dinosaur inquiry the children demonstrated an interest in learning how to make a volcano. We asked the children if anyone wanted to share with their friends how to make a volcano.  Clara and Roberto demonstrated with their body how a volcano erupts. After more discussion, the children mentioned that a volcano is a mountain of rocks with a hole from which lava comes out during an eruption. We explained that we would create an eruption by mixing baking soda, dish soap, food coloring and adding vinegar to the mixture.  We went outside to the sand box, the children built volcanoes using sand. They created an eruption by putting a container containing the mixture of baking soda in the hole of their volcano and by pouring vinegar in the mixture. We brought out dinosaur figurines so the children could develop their pretend play.

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Here is a video of a dinosaur dance that the children have been enjoying.  Ask your child to dance for you! 

The children also created their own dinosaur dance. We asked the children if they had any suggestion for a song and Colin suggested they dance to "I Like To Move It" from the movie Madagascar. Not every children wanted to dance so we gave them the choice of playing the drums or singing the song. Some wanted to do it all!! The videos for those who decided to perform are in their ePortfolios,