Savannah's 1st Science Fair Project

This past weekend was Savannah’s first Science Fair Project.  It was not required by her teacher or school, but it was open for families to participate.  Upon Matt’s suggestion of making a volcano erupt, we worked together as a family to make this first-time project. 

Savannah, Madalyn, and Matt worked with the clay to make the mountain, river, and lakes.  I pulled some facts from the Internet for Savannah to study and write.  One night, after dinner, we tried several different recipes until we had the perfect volcanic eruption. 

On the day of the Science Fair, the girls enjoyed seeing a tornado, petting a rabbit, and learning about the solar system.  However, Savannah enjoyed entertaining the crowd with her volcano the most. 

As kids happened by, she and Matt would encourage others to participate in mixing in the special recipe and watching the reaction as it erupted over and over again.  

The project, and Savannah, were real crowd pleasers.  And the crowd grew bigger and bigger.

Most important of all, Savannah had fun learning what a volcano is, the difference between lava and magma, and about Earth’s tallest volcano (Mauna Loa in Hawaii).