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title: "Year 3 Geography  - Volcanoes and Earthquakes Show It"
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# Year 3 Geography - Volcanoes and Earthquakes Show It

  ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/images/news/Show_it_Template.png)   2 February 2025

Year 3 has absolutely loved our 'Volcanoes and Earthquakes' topic in Geography! We've learnt so much about the powerful forces that shape our planet.

This Friday, we finished our topic with a bang (or should we say, a rumble?)! We witnessed a spectacular eruption in the playground—well, a homemade one, of course! We got to build our own volcanoes and then cut them open to see all the fascinating layers inside, including the magma chamber and the magma itself. We've also filmed some of the facts we've learnt to share with you. We hope you like it!

[YouTube video](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/26tKI7n7dBo?rel=0)

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