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Rocks from volcanoes

This short video introduces rocks from volcanoes and their features using some of the samples in the Geoscience Australia Education Centre. Students are shown different types of lava rock, bombs, obsidian and pumice. The video is suitable for middle primary and older students as well as a general audience; it introduces ...

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See how they run

This activity introduces lava viscosity and influence on volcanic cone shape. The download includes background information for teachers and an activity sheet for students. The activity involves making lava slime and racing this down a slope. Participants are asked to predict how lava viscosity might influence volcanic shape ...

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Edible Igneous Rocks

In this activity, students explore how igneous rocks are formed by creating delicious igneous rock lollies, and identify how the properties of rocks determine how they are used. This resource is part of a suite of activities from Queensland Museum focused on plate tectonics and volcanoes.