Volcano Eruption Adventure: The Ultimate Geological Journey!
Get ready to bring the earth-shaking power of geology right to your kitchen table! In this high-energy lab, students don’t just watch an explosion—they become volcanologists on a mission to build, customize, and erupt their very own mountain of magma.
What Your Scientist Will Do:
- Construct a Masterpiece: From mixing plaster "magma" to using a professional mold, students build a durable, reusable Stratovolcano from the ground up.
- Geological Artistry: Using a specialized paint kit, learners customize their volcano while discovering how different lava flows create unique volcanic shapes across our planet.
- The Grand Finale: Using safe, STEM-based chemical reactions, students trigger a series of eruptions—from classic flows to a massive "Bubble-pocalypse"—to see how pressure and gases create real-world volcanic events.
- Magma vs. Lava: Master the "location, location, location" rule of molten rock.
- The Ring of Fire: Map out the 25,000-mile-long path where 75% of the world's volcanoes live.
- Space Exploration: Discover Olympus Mons, a volcano on Mars three times taller than Mount Everest.
- Rock Identification: Hands-on inspection of real Pumice (the rock that actually floats!) and sparkling Geodes.
Ready to start your adventure? This lab is just the beginning! Our 5-course package ($199), 10-course package ($299), and 15-course package ($399) offer a full curriculum of hands-on discovery.