How to make a paper mache volcano

    For this project you will need:

               an old pop bottle

               a sturdy piece of cardboard

               some masking tape

               newspaper cut into strips

               paper mache:  (1 part flour to 1 part water)

               some paint

1st you are going to want to use the masking tape to attach your pop bottle to the cardboard.

Then, wad up some newspaper to add to the bulkiness of the volcano.  Again, use the masking tape to hold the newspapers in place.

You will want to leave the cap on the bottle.  NOT tight, just basically sit it on top!  Then add some flat sheets of newpaper

Now start using your strips of newspaper and your paper mache to finish your volcano.

Let it dry for at least 24 hours.

Next, paint your volcano!

Use a knife to cut the top off to get to the bottle.

You are now ready for exploding your volcano!!  Outside of course!!

First, put warm water down into the bottle.  I used a funnel to avoid making a mess.  I then put some dish soap in it and about 2 T of baking soda.

Add the vinegar and quickly take away the funnel!

As long as the mice don't eat yours as they did ours, you will be able to this time and time again!!

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Answers in Genesis: The World of Animals Unit 6 Simple Organisms Lessons 32-33

Lesson 32 Kingdom Protista

For this lesson, he made a Paramecium.  He traced his shoe on a piece of paper and then he glued on pieces of yarn to represent the cilia.

Lesson 33 Kingdom Monera and Viruses

For this lesson, we did an experiment on how germs get spread.

I had him put lotion on his hands.  Then I put a pinch of glitter on one.

I had him make a fist with that one hand.

Then, I had him put his hands together.

I then gave him a paper towel to see if it all came off.  He found out it didn't!

He washed his hands with soap and water.

All gone!!

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Answers in Genesis: The World of Animals Unit 5 Other Invertebrates Lessons 27-31

Lesson 27 Mollusks

For this lesson, we looked at some different shells.

We then did an experiment with dissolving one of the shells.

We covered the shell with vinegar and set it aside to watch!

10 hours later, you can see some of the shell coming apart.

We kept adding vinegar, up until about 4-5 days before this picture was taken.  Oops!  I forgot!  This is 21 days later and you can see how the vinegar has eaten away at the shell.

Lesson 28 Cnidarians

For this we made a jellyfish in a bottle.

You will need a water bottle, thread, and transparent plastic bag.

Tie thread around the head portion, then cut the bag into strips.

Fill the water bottle while putting the plastic bag into it..

Now you have a jellyfish!

Lesson 29 Echinoderms

Draw a starfish on a paperplate.

Cut it out.

Paint!!

Lesson 30 Sponges

For this lesson we checked out how much water a sponge would hold.

Lesson 31  Worms

For this lesson, I made a worm picture and let him color it and put some worms in the paths.  You can find this here.

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Answers in Genesis: The World of Animals Unit 4 Arthropods Lessons 20-26

Lesson 20 Invertebrates

I gave him a piece of string to show him the difference between vertebrates and invertebrates. 

Lesson 21 Arthropods

We made a bug out of a wine cork and 3 toothpicks broken in half.  Then, I rubbed it on a bar of soap.

When you put it in a bowl of cold water, the insect will skim the water.

Lesson 22 Insects

We made a dragonfly.

Lesson 23 Insect metamorphosis

1st he painted a piece of an egg carton and then we put it on a coffee filter.  This makes it a butterfly.

Then, put it inside a paper towel rod, now you have a cocoon.  When you pull it out, you go from a caterpillar to a butterfly.

Lesson 24 Arachnids

I gave him a piece of black construction paper and had him make a spider web.

Lesson 25 Crustaceans

Crab made with a cd.

Lesson 26 Myriapods

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