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The Hot Spots: Facts about Volcanos from Emma and Mia

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The Science!

The science of a volcano is that below a volcano magma boils. magma is a type of molten liquid that practically makes up, apart from the crust, the earth. When pressure builds up, eruptions occur so that lava and gasses spray out of the volcano.Smoke and rocks tumbling down. Lava spreads out where the location is. Then after the whole eruption lots and lots of ash is left behind and any buildings, trees, boulders, everything, is buried under a giant gray blanket of the stuff [|The science link] In the news

we chose for our recent event is a volcano in Hawaii its named Kilauea it erupted in 2010 ( cannot find exact date ) but small eruptions happen every day.Kilauea is a big volcano. Kilauea is over 23000 years old. In the Hawaiian region is home to [|Pe] le the goddess of volcano. Kīlauea is a under water volcano but the hot liquids can still effect the land. we hope you enjoy this link thanks!! [|LInk about Kilauea] Here is a pic of Kilauea and how it works.

Historical event! for our historical event we chose Pompeii. In 79 a.d. this roman city was completely covered in ash by the mighty volcano Vesuvius.1,500 years later the lost city was accidentally discovered in 1599. Even though this city has been searched by archeologists for over 400 years, only one third of the city has been uncovered. This city is now a huge tourist attraction. Actually. there has been so much publicity that people fear that it might affect these 2,000 year old structures. They have started to make more things to do outside of Pompeii to make the tourism go down a little. To find out more about Pompeii, click [|here]

[|another web about the historical event]

Safety

Here are some Do's and Dont's for surviving a volcano: Do: Move out before the volcano erupts Don't: Worry about covering cars or other expensive items Do: Find Cover Don't: ADMIRE THE VOLCANO!!! Do: Protect your family especially little kids Don't: Try to save your animal:( Do: Find nearest transportation

Have disaster supplies on hand: -Flashlight and extra batteries -First aid kit and manual -Emergency food and water -Non-electric can opener -Essential medicines -Dust mask -Sturdy shoes If caught indoors: -Close all windows, doors, and dampers. -Put all machinery inside a garage or barn. -Bring animals and livestock into closed shelters. If trapped outdoors: -Seek shelter indoors. -If caught in a rockfall, roll into a ball to protect your head. -If caught near a stream, be aware of mudflows. Move upslope, especially if you hear the roar of a mudflow of the volcano. Protect yourself during ash-fall: -Wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants. -Use goggles to protect your eyes. -Use a dust mask or hold a damp cloth over your face to help breathing. -Keep car or truck engines off.

Book nook [|killer volcano book link] This book is about how a volcano forms and what makes it go off and the history of volcanoes. This book is called " volcanoes in human history" and the authors names are Jelle Zeilinga De Boer & Donald Theodore Sanders.  Video Here is a volcano video: this video talks about volcanoes and how they work. Enjoy!!!!!! [|a video about volcanos] This video is great for people who are just learning about volcanoes and how they react. Emma and I (Mia) like the part when it talks about the ring of fire. The ring of fire is the area where most volcanoes react. facts from the video: - Earths crust is moving constantly - The ring of fire wraps around the pacific ocean - Volcanoes are like opening vents. - 90% of volcanoes are in the ring of fire - Crust is made of sharp slits of rock called tectonic plates - Shifting plates make a liquid called lava - Composite volcanoes are the most dangerous volcanoes. - Kiluea is the most reacting volcano in the whole WORLD!!!! - Volcanoes create 80% of our land and make rich soil. Hope you enjoyed our video!!!

Experts

We have an expert on volcanoes. But unfortunately our expert is soooo busy she could not be interviewed but she was so kind to send us a website on someone who she already interviewed.

[|interview on volcano scientist Tina Neal]

This volcano expert talks about her life and what she want she really wanted to be when she grew up. Tina Neal wanted to be a astronaut when she grew up. Now Tina studies volcanoes and how they react.Read more on the website above. Here is USGS web site you might be interested in: [|USGS web site] thanks Here are a few of the sites that we used and would like to give a special thanks:

Amazon.com National geographic Discovery channel CNN Wikipedia Science daily FEMA for kids Weather widget Cocklink Weather channel This project is by: Emma Stockman & Mia Schroeder