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Inside a Volcano

CONCEPTUAL
Science›Volcanoes & Earthquakes|Ages 7—9|ID: mt_QtIAWOcoQT

Understand the inside of a volcano: magma is hot melted rock underground, lava is the same material after it reaches the surface, and volcanoes have a magma chamber, vent, and crater

Mastery Evidence

  • Explain that magma is melted rock underground and lava is the same material above ground
  • Label a magma chamber, vent, and crater on a volcano cross-section
  • Describe the path magma takes from underground to the surface during an eruption

Assessment Prompt

“If [child] looks at a cross-section diagram of a volcano, can they point to the magma chamber, vent, and crater, and explain the difference between magma underground and lava on the surface?”

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  • Earth's Layers hard

    Magma chamber concept requires knowing Earth has hot interior layers

    • What Is a Volcano hard

      Understanding layers requires knowing what a volcano is (motivation for internal structure)

    • Earth Is Made of Rock hard

      Earth's layers builds on knowing Earth is made of rock

  • What Is a Volcano hard

    Internal volcano structure builds on basic volcano knowledge

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