Science Fair Project Ideas - Volcanoes

There are several ways in which a volcano can form, just as there are several different kinds of volcanoes. Volcanism is part of the process by which a planet cools off.

Hot magma, rising from lower reaches of the Earth, eventually, but not always, erupts onto the surface in the form of lava. During the eruption of a volcano, flowing lava and ash, forming a large cone.

Project Ideas:

1. Explain how a volcano forms.
2. Explain why a volcano erupts. What is the difference between an active volcano and a dormant one?
3. Make a volcano model. Make one that erupts.
4. Explain what 'Plate Tectonics' has to do with volcanoes.

Link Resources to Complete the Science Fair Project

1. Virtual Volcano Fieldtrips
2. Volcano Basics
3. How To Build a Baking Soda Volcano

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