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Teach Engineering: Ready to Erupt! ActivityTeach Engineering: Ready to Erupt! Activity
Publisher
TeachEngineering
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Grade
3rd - 7th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Activities & Projects
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Lexile Measures
990L
Activity

Teach Engineering: Ready to Erupt!

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Students observe an in-classroom visual representation of a volcanic eruption. The water-powered volcano demonstration is made in advance, using sand, hoses and a waterballoon, representing the main components of all volcanoes. During the activity, students observe, measure and sketch the volcano, seeing how its behavior provides engineers with indicators used to predict an eruption.

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Concepts

engineering, magma, stem

Additional Tags

eruption, volcano, integrated teaching and learning program and laboratory, teachengineering, volcanic eruption, land, types, formation, and features

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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