--- title: "Volcanologists at Work!" url: "https://stjosephschorley.co.uk/blog/2015-12-14-14-05-04-volcanologists-at-work" school: "St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School" --- # Volcanologists at Work! ![Image of Volcanologists at Work!](https://files.schudio.com/st-josephs-chorley/images/gallery/4842/volcanoes_at_work_4.JPG) 14 December 2015 [Yarrow Class Blog](https://stjosephschorley.co.uk/blog/category/yarrow-class-blog) Volcanologists at Work! This week we have been continuing with our Angry Earth topic. So far, we have discovered what a volcano is and where to find them. We’ve also looked at whether or not we’d like to live near a volcano and believe it or not…some of us actually said yes! This week our learning challenge was “Can you recreate a volcanic eruption?” Children split into groups and set about their task, using a plastic bottle to act as the magma chamber and main vent. They then used newspaper to build their volcano up to the desired shape and size. Once they’d dried, Yarrow class painted them in volcanic colours. ### Yarrow pic1 [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-josephs-chorley/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/4842/volcanoes_at_work_3.JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/st-josephs-chorley/images/gallery/4842/volcanoes_at_work_3.JPG) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-josephs-chorley/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/4842/volcanoes_at_work_2.JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/st-josephs-chorley/images/gallery/4842/volcanoes_at_work_2.JPG) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-josephs-chorley/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/4842/volcanoes_at_work_4.JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/st-josephs-chorley/images/gallery/4842/volcanoes_at_work_4.JPG) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-josephs-chorley/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/4842/volcanoes_at_work.JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/st-josephs-chorley/images/gallery/4842/volcanoes_at_work.JPG) Keep your eyes peeled as we predict that these volcanoes will be very active and erupting very soon! [ READ ALL ABOUT IT….. READ ALL ABOUT IT…..](https://stjosephschorley.co.uk/blog/2015-12-11-14-54-32-read-all-about-it-read-all-about-it) [Volcanic Bake Off! ](https://stjosephschorley.co.uk/blog/2015-12-14-14-06-46-volcanic-bake-off) ![St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/st-josephs-chorley/images/logo/1200250668080298.137XSqlECvZ07rj3bGkr_height640_(6).png) #### St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School Cedar Road Chorley PR6 0JF 01257 265998 01257 233107 © Copyright 2015–2026 St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://stjosephschorley.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)