All About Volcanoes – A Kindergarten Unit {FREE PARTS OF A VOLCANO WORKSHEET}

Volcanoes! They’re so exciting. Any kindergartener will be instantly interested and motivated in studying this natural phenomenon.

I’ve begun a volcano unit with Peanut this week, so I thought I’d share what I have planned so far with you.

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First, you have to know that we live surrounded by volcanoes. There are 3 of them easily visible from our house, here in Guatemala, a country home to over 30 volcanoes. So, they are part of the landscape. Peanut enjoys watching volcanic eruptions from our house, whether they are just puffs of smoke and ash or fiery night-time displays.

So, what can you do to study volcanoes?

Make Your Own Volcano

There are a few ways to do this, and it makes a great opener to your unit. You’ll inspire your little one for sure.

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Sink or Float: A Preschool Science Experiment

Rachel Peachey
April 24, 2017
Education

Preschool science experiments are a joy. I’ve never met a child who doesn’t enjoy experiments…there’s something about moving things around and often getting a bit messy that awakens curiosity, excitement, and wonder.

Well, it’s been a few months since we did this, but Peanut really enjoyed a common preschool science experiment called “Sink or Float.” It’s about as simple as it sounds!

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Here’s what we did:

I gathered some materials that sink and float such as: a coin, a plastic medicine cup, a twig, two rocks, and a lemon. There ended up being 3 items that floated and 3 items that sank. I suggest you look for items that are made out of different materials such as wood, plastic, food items, metal and nature items. We’re lucky to live near a volcano, so one of the rocks was pumice, and so it floated!

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