Being volcanologists

 This week we have been talking about what volcanologists are, what they do, and what they use when they go up a volcano. 

The children have shared some of their ideas with each other, and we have been talking about thinking and acting like scientists. 

Today, we pretended to be volcanologists and went to Pūtiokitiki to look for rocks. We went to Nature Trail to find rocks, and it was interesting as we could see the rocks buried in the layers of soil. 

After collecting some rocks in the trays, they came back and looked at them with magnifying glasses. What can we see? What does it feel like? How heavy is it? 

They then sketched their rocks. We will do some writing about the experience next week. Being a volcanologist was a very exciting experience!