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=**How to build a volcano**= Step 1: Add plaster of paris on a cone. Leave room at top for filling. Step 2: Let the plaster dry. Step 3: Paint the volcano (the color(s) of your choice. Step 4: Add 1 tsp sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) Step 5: Pour in 2 Tbsp acetic acid (vinegar)

Along with doing this project you could read some tradebooks about volcanoes like: __Jump into Science: Volcano__ by Ellen J. Prager National Geographic Society Book __The Magic School Bus: Voyage to the Volcano__ by Judith Stamper __Magic Tree House #13: Vacation Under the Volcano__ by Mary Pope Osborne __Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens__ by Patricia Lauber