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Modeling an Active (!!) Explosive Volcano

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Students examine how gas pressure causes eruptions of explosive volcanoes, and demonstrate how the build-up of gas from dissolving alka seltzer causes the lid of a film canister to blow off. They compare/contrast between the model and actual volcanoes.

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volcanic eruptions, volcanoes

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explosive volcanoes, volcanic eruptions, volcanoes, science
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Grade
3rd - 6th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning

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