v" u . -S 4 I .IE i y ' Lite Lyman displays one of the volcanoes that the sixth graders at Grovecrest School jade recently. Sixth graders study volcano activity Tte sixth graders at Grovecrest wntary School recently lived the eruptions of 64 i Srildren in the classes of Mr. 9 d Mrs. Allen and Mr. Wathen j Jmade, individually or in groups , m or threes, miniature Volcanoes using plywood and chicken-wire as a base. Papier-mache had then been used to mold mountain-shapes in great variety. Paint added color and realism to this hands-on science project. The classes met in a darkened classroom one afternoon to mix ammonium dichromate and alcohol together in the crater tip of each mountain. Then the mixture was set on fire with a match to cause a chemical reaction which did indeed imitate the fiery explosions of a volcano, complete with ashes. This was a fun learning activity which these sixth graders will long remember.