Grades 1–5
Baking Soda Volcano
An experiment: change the amount of vinegar, record how long the volcano bubbles and explain what made the bubbles.
Science worksheet · Volcanoes and earthquakes
Earth’s Moving Plates
Fill in six sentences about plates, earthquakes, mountains and the Ring of Fire, then answer two questions.
- Grade level
- Grades 4–5
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Earth’s plates
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Earth’s crust is cracked into giant pieces called plates. They float on hot, soft rock and move all the time, a tiny bit each year.
- 1. Fill in the blanks.
- 1. Earth’s crust is broken into huge pieces called
- 2. They move very
- 3. When two plates slip suddenly, the ground shakes in an
- 4. Plates pushing together for millions of years can build
- 5. Melted rock can rise up where plates meet and make
- 6. Many volcanoes circle the Pacific Ocean in the
Teacher tip
Use two pieces of graham cracker on frosting to show plates moving.
How to use it
- Show a cut-away picture of a volcano.
- Practice drop, cover and hold on before the safety sheet.
- Let partners compare answers and settle any differences with a book or a video.
Watch for
Magma is underground; lava is the same rock once it comes out.
Talk about it
- What should you do in an earthquake?
- How could we find out if that is true?
Take it further
Make a model volcano and label its parts.
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Parts of a Volcano
Label the ash cloud, crater, vent, lava and magma chamber, then fill in three sentences about magma and lava.
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Volcanoes: True or False?
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Earthquake Safety
Color the safe choices and put an X on the unsafe ones, then find the safest spot in your classroom.
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