Grades 2–5
Parts of a Volcano
Label the ash cloud, crater, vent, lava and magma chamber, then fill in three sentences about magma and lava.
Science worksheet · Volcanoes and earthquakes
Baking Soda Volcano
An experiment: change the amount of vinegar, record how long the volcano bubbles and explain what made the bubbles.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–5
- Time
- About 30 minutes
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Earth’s plates
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- You need: a cup on a tray, baking soda, vinegar, a spoon, a measuring cup, dish soap and safety goggles. Do it: put 2 spoonfuls of baking soda and a drop of dish soap in the cup. Pour in the vinegar and time the bubbles. Wash out the cup and try again with more vinegar.
- I predict that more vinegar will
- How long it bubbled (seconds)
- What happened when you used more vinegar?
- The bubbles are a gas. Where do you think the gas came from?
Teacher tip
Measure the vinegar carefully so the test is fair.
How to use it
- Show a cut-away picture of a volcano.
- Practice drop, cover and hold on before the safety sheet.
- Start with a two-minute “I notice, I wonder” talk about the picture on the sheet.
Watch for
Magma is underground; lava is the same rock once it comes out.
Talk about it
- Where do volcanoes happen and why?
- Where have you seen this outside of school?
Take it further
Make a model volcano and label its parts.
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Grades 1–4
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Color the safe choices and put an X on the unsafe ones, then find the safest spot in your classroom.
Grades 4–5
Earth’s Moving Plates
Fill in six sentences about plates, earthquakes, mountains and the Ring of Fire, then answer two questions.
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