We get to do constant experiments, not even in lab. It's fantastic. Especially in the case of volcanoes, which as an explosive feature, means we get to explode things.
A fish bowl full of flour on a hot plate. In most instances, I would sure nothing good could come of this, but we have an awesome teacher who comes up with the BEST hands on activities! She snuck a balloon into the bowl before class and no one knew it was there. When the hot plate heated up the balloon, it increased the pressure, causing the balloon to expand and pop, simulating an awesome Caldera Volcano. Seriously, try this at home. Part of me was hoping the flour would just explode all over; it was a Friday afternoon at the end of a long week. But the good news is we were rewarded with candy.
Doing experiments like this make me so excited and happy I chose Whitman. If I were at a larger school, I am highly doubtful I would be doing all of these crazy experiments and enjoying my classes so much.
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