Science - Volcano

In science we've been recently learning about volcanoes. The volcano I chose is the one in Pompeii which covered the entire city in ash, including the people living there.

How were Volcanoes formed?

Volcanoes are formed when magma from the upper mantle makes it way to the surface.

Where is this Pompeii volcano? 

In Pompeii, Italy.

When did it last erupt?

It last erupted in March, 1944 although the eruption that covered the entire city in ash was in 79 AD.

Damage done?

If we are talking about the most known eruption it covered the entire city of Pompeii in volcanic ash in two days. This made the city really dangerous which led the city being forgotten for 1500 years. However this city is still dangerous as the volcano only last erupted around 100 years ago.

Stories/Myths

This Volcano has erupted around 50 times.
This volcano is still active
You can see images of bodies covered in ash when the big eruption happened in 79 AD.

Volcano Eruption Experiment

For Science we've been building a volcano known as Ulawun, which is a volcano in Papua New Guinea. Everybody chose their own volcano to build and erupt.

Here is our videos and photos.