February 2024

Volcano Pizza

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Academic Standards

 

Reading Objective:

Students will recognize that superhot magma inside Earth erupts via a volcano, spewing out lava that is hot enough to burn a pizza!

 

Reading Level:

Lexile: 540L; GRL: K

 

Next Generation Science Standards:

2-ESS1-1: Earth events can occur quickly or slowly.

2-PS1-4: Changes caused by heating can be irreversible—as in the case of a burned pizza.

 

Vocabulary:

volcano, lava, assemble, vents, magma