Sunday, February 18, 2024

Volcanoes - A Family STEAM & Stories event

This program was intended to introduce STEAM concepts through stories and exploration activity stations to families with children ages 3-8 years old.    

Intro song #1:  Hello Friends (sign language action song for the words hello, friends, science, fun, and time)

Hello friends,
Hello friends,
Hello friends,
It's time to say hello.

Hello science,
Hello science,
Hello science,
It's time to have some fun.  
 

 

Demonstration and Storytime:

·         Show the word cards for volcano, erupt, lava, and magma.  Talk about what these words mean. 

 

 

·         Read: I’m a Volcano! By Bridget Heos, illustrated by Mike Ciccotello

·         Show an image of the inside of a volcano.  Talk about how the magma comes up through the volcano. 

·         Demonstrate how some volcanos erupt using an unopened clear soda water bottle (as seen at https://www.nps.gov/teachers/classrooms/soda-bottle-volcano-and-mount-rainier.htm) 

·         Instruct on how to use the stations

 

Stations: 

 


Station #1- Fizzy volcano eruption (similar to what was modeled at https://preschooltoolkit.com/blog/volcano-preschool-science/)

The children follow the directions to create their own fizzy chemical eruptions.    

 

 


Station #2 – Erupting volcano painting (as seen at https://lupwaiparentwhisperer.com/volcano-facts-with-volcano-lapbook/)

Children cut out a volcano shape out of brown paper.  Then they glue this shape onto the background paper.  Next, the children use pipettes to drop red and orange colored watercolor paint above the volcano.  They use straws to blow the paint into an erupting shape.    

 


Station #3 – Types of volcanos and where they are in the world

The children look at the photos of volcanoes from around the world.  They can also use the “4 Types of Volcanoes” chart (https://owlcation.com/stem/4-Different-Types-of-Volcanoes-Cinder-Cones-Lava-Domes-Shield-and-Composite-Volcanoes) to identify the types of volcano in each photo.  Next, use the map on the wall to find out where each volcano is in the world.    

 

 

   

 

 

 

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