Thursday 28 May 2015

Volcano Experiments

Today we erupted our volcano models using fizzy juice and mentos.  We thought about some of the variables that might affect how a volcano explodes e.g. vents, magma chambers, mixtures of gases and magma.  Then, we exploded each of our volcanoes and made changes to see what would happen e.g. type of juice, volume and number of vents.  We discovered one type of juice foamed more - red cola; more vents made the 'eruption' last less time and the smaller volume of juice the less time the eruption took.


Ms French

Sunday 3 May 2015

Natural Disaster Day

Today we are learning about the work of engineers and emergency response teams to earthquakes.   This groups have been designing quake proof buildings.  Young architects and engineers in the making. 

Natural Disaster Day - Earthquake

One of the tasks during our Natural Disaster morning was to build a shelter to keep off wind and rain.  Many people in Nepal are currently sleeping outdoors due to damaged housing and fear of further aftershocks.