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Gelatin Volcanoes
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Gelatin Volcanoes

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Topic: Planetary Surface Processes

Grade Level: 5-8

Body: Earth

Mission:

Science Education Standards: Earth and Space Science: Understand Geochemical Cycles

Short Description: Participants develop an awareness of how magma moves inside volcanoes, what dikes look like underground, and why Hawaiian volcanoes have rift zones by watching as red food coloring is injected into gelatin.

Source: Hawai'i Space Grant Consortium


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