{"id":26124,"date":"2019-07-21T20:42:49","date_gmt":"2019-07-21T19:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/?p=26124"},"modified":"2020-04-23T20:16:12","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T19:16:12","slug":"national-geographic-build-your-own-volcano-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/54.155.211.39\/blog\/2019\/07\/21\/national-geographic-build-your-own-volcano-review\/","title":{"rendered":"National Geographic Build Your Own Volcano Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What is not\nto love about erupting volcanoes right? What is even better is with the\nNational Geographic Build Your Own Volcano – you got it, you get to build the\nvolcano before causing the explosion! We have been\nasked to be ambassadors for the National Geographic™ STEM educational kits from\nBandai, which are a range of experiment-based discoveries that will appeal to\nboth boys and girls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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National Geographic Build Your Own\nVolcano Contents<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The National\nGeographic Build Your Own Volcano comes with a bag of plaster, 2 bags of\neruption powder, citric acid, 1 volcano mold, 1 stir stick, 1 paint and brush\nset, 2 volcanic specimens, an instruction guide, learning guide and translation\nbooklet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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National Geographic Build Your Own\nVolcano: Learning Guide<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The National\nGeographic Build Your Own Volcano is more than an experiment it is a great\nlearning tool. The colourful booklet introduces Volcanoes with beautifully\nillustrated pictures and bite-sized chunks of information, covering what is a\nvolcano; the structure of the Earth; Plate tectonics; The ring of fire; parts\nof a volcano; 3 different types of volcanoes; classification; largest\nvolcanoes; predicting eruptions; volcanic winter; benefits; geothermal energy\nand amazing rocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Geographic Build Your Own\nVolcano Instructions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The National\nGeographic Build Your Own Volcano says it is not recommended for children under\n12 years age, and is not suitable for those under 8 years – I would suggest\nthat this actually means without adult supervision. The first thing to do is to\nread all of the instructions and decide on what time scale you wish to build\nand complete the volcano. This is because you need to wait until the plaster is\ncompletely dry before you paint it – it is advised to leave it for 1 or 2 days,\nbut you can alternatively put it in the oven for 1-2 hours. You also need to\nensure that the paint is completely dry before performing the eruption\nexperiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The instructions are pretty straight forward and have words and pictures to explain each step. We found that really two people were required to help build the volcano – with one holding the mold and the other pouring the plaster. We did note that it says to mix bicarb and we were unsure if this was already mixed in. We used baking powder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We found that the cardboard tray that contained everything was strong enough to hold the liquid following the eruption – keeping our surface clean. The volcano was also ok to use again after allowing it to dry out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After you\nhave performed the erruption and found out how it works there are also some\ntips for using other products to cause bigger explosions (including using\nbaking soda, vinegar, mentos, and\/or diet cola).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other things to Know about National\nGeographic Build Your Own Volcano<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Obviously\nthis can be a very messy educational STEM kit so wear old clothes and put\nnewspaper down. The National Geographic Build Your Own Volcano kit requires\nsomething to mix the plaster with too – I thought this was great problem\nsolving shown by our son who cut up an old plastic milk bottle like his dad! It\nalso made him question why his plaster was white and his dad\u2019s was brown. He\nloved the fact that the plaster went hot when mixed too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n