What Is a Volcano
Know what a volcano is: an opening in Earth's surface where hot melted rock (lava) comes out
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If your child sees a picture of a volcano erupting, can they explain that it's an opening in the ground where very hot melted rock comes out?
Know what a volcano is: an opening in Earth's surface where hot melted rock (lava) comes out
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- Describe a volcano as a place where hot material comes out of the Earth
- Explain that lava is rock so hot it has melted
- Point to a volcano in a picture and describe what is happening
“If your child sees a picture of a volcano erupting, can they explain that it's an opening in the ground where very hot melted rock comes out?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Volcanoes & Earthquakes
- Age range
- Ages 5–7