The Volcano Experiment Part II

On Thursday, Saul asked if we could erupt volcanoes again on Friday!  So, that's exactly what we did!  We also had the pleasure of having Saul's sister, Riva, join us for the call!  

​Some of that same excitement from Wednesday remained, and we tested out a new way to do it as well.  

We started by taking a quick look at one mythological goddess of fire/volcanoes.  

“Ooh look! That volcano looks like a man.” - Saul , 3.8 years

I didn’t find a good story yet, but there is a goddess named Pele, and in Hawaii, they believe that she created the volcanoes. This is one image of her.  - Elyse
“But I know that I can’t see the volcano behind her. She’s a fire man.” - Saul 
So, you see that she’s holding the fire? Does her hair remind you of anything?  - Elyse 
“It reminds me that it turns into a volcano.” - Saul 
Yeah, I think her hair is meant to look like the lava and the shape of the volcano. - Elyse

Do you see this image? 
“Of her? I want a different one.” - Saul 
There are a lot of images because she is mythological, and no-one really knows what she looks like. - Elyse

I just wanted to share that even volcanoes have mythological stories, and in Hawaii, their Goddess of fire and volcanoes is named Pele. - Elyse
“Guys you know that volcanoes don’t have any things. So, volcanoes never know about things that don’t have any things because volcanoes are hot. Smoke volcanoes look like the lady.” - Saul

“In Moana, is Pele like Ta Fiti.” - Riva, 9 years
I think she’s like Ta Fiti, but I don’t think they’re the same person.  I thought that too. I thought they might be the same person. - Elyse
“She like a volcano that’s a person.” - Riva
After I did some research, I think they are different, but they are similar. When I search Moana Pele goddess, it comes up with Ta Fiti. - Elyse

This website says that Teka is not Pele, but Pele is the closest comparison. It says Teka is a lava demon. - Elyse
“I thought Tafiti was the lava one.” - Riva
This says that Teka is a lava demon. - Elyse
“Te Fiti kind of looks like Moana, but with grass.” - Riva
Te FIti is modeled after this…. [Riva pronounces it]. The Moana people are based on other mythological creatures. - Elyse

New Eruptions

“Saul, can we do a rainbow volcano?” - Riva, 9 years
Do you remember when Lane made the volcano? - Elyse
“Now we’re going to make a rainbow volcano just like Lane!” - Saul, 3.8 years
“I’m going to give my volcano the name, ‘Sauly’.” - Saul 
“Okay, we have three different colors.” - Riva 
“This is going to be so cool!” - Riva 
“It’s going to be so cool! So cool!” - Saul 
“It’s not erupting like last time.” - Riva
“You can see the blue and yellow coming out.” - Riva
None of the red? - Elyse
“Guys you know, now we’re going to make this lots of time the volcano again and again.” - Saul 
“We’re making volcanoes every day. RIght now I’m making a different volcano today.” - Saul
Should we add more baking soda to see what happens? - Elyse
“Yeah totally.  Let’s do it.” - RIva 
“That’s so cool.” - Riva
“Now it’s turning blue.  A different blue. Now look at all of the white.” - Saul 
“Let’s put more vinegar.” - Saul 
“We’re going to make some more colors this time.” - Saul 
“We’re doing blue again because it works the best.  It comes out the darkest. This is going to be so awesome.” - Riva 
“This is totally erupting. It’s like a huge milkshake.” - Riva
“It’s like a purple pudding.” - Riva

Trying the experiment in reverse

My vinegar was in the jar, so we decided to try the experiment "in reverse".  Would it be the same? Would it erupt? 
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Maybe I’ll try doing it in reverse because the vinegar is already in my container.  What if I add everything into the vinegar, and put the baking soda last. - Elyse

I’ve got green vinegar. - Elyse
“Oooh, that’s cool. It’s kind of murky.” - Riva ​

Now Ill add the baking soda and see if the same thing happens when i’ve done it in reverse. - Elyse
“Is it erupting?” - Riva

It’s much slower. - Naama 
The vinegar is actually moving around the baking soda. - Elyse

Planning for Monday and beyond

Have you ever put cornstarch in water? - Elyse
“To make ooblek?” - Riva
Did you like it? - Elyse
“Um yeah. I don’t really remember it because we did it at St. John’s when I was little; I mean young.” - Riva 
I was thinking we could try that on Monday. It’s kind of a science experiment. - Elyse
“It’s a little soft and hard at the same time.”- RIva 
We’re going to do something different that you can also put your hands in. - Elyse
“About a fire volcano?” - Saul
We’ll do a different experiment where you mix something called cornstarch with some water. - Elyse
“Well, it’s a type of volcano, but a different volcano?” - Saul
Do you think that the cornstarch and water will erupt? - Elyse
“I think that’s a different kind of volcano.” - Saul 
Before we mix them, we’ll have to think about our hypotheses; what we think will happen. - Elyse

Do you remember that the Brown Room wants you to sew a scale for the dragon costume? The one that will go to Rainey Room with you?

We looked at the Brown Room's work for the dragon costume as we prepare to sew a scale for the costume.  While we won't have the time to explore dragons, scales, costumes, etc. as in depth as the on-campus crew, it's exciting to contribute to this long-term project that will follow the children into the Rainey Room.