Volcanoes

Last week we read the story "Hill of Fire" which is based on a real life event in Mexico when a volcano is Paricutin was born.  The boys thought it would be very interesting to see a volcano "born".  We checked out other books from the library about other volcanoes around the world.  Here are pictures of the lapbook we did.

The cover of Nicolas's lapbook.

Inside Nicolas's lapbook.  Both boys did pretty much the same components, with the exception of the one you see here labeled "Ways I Can Help" inside the next flap says "my Dad".  Then Nicolas listed some things he can do like: help fix things, keep his toys picked up...

The inside of Alex's lapbook.  He did the Volcano question and answer page you see in the middle.  The other components you see in Alex's, Nicolas also did.

First, we talked a little about Mexico. 

This has a pull tab to make the volcano explode.  It came from Scholastic.

The inside flap flipped up to reveal more minit books and clip art of volcanoes.

Lastly, we did a volcano experiment.

I will probably have to keep the baking soda and vinegar hidden for awhile.  They thought it was cool to watch the bubbles overflow.  We were out of red food coloring, so we had blue lava :)

Last night, Alex watched "HIll of Fire" reading rainbow video from the library.  After the story, they talked more about volcanoes and showed some eruptions.