A volcano is like a big mountain with a special secret inside. Imagine you have a bottle of fizzy drink. When you shake it and then open the cap, the drink can explode out because of all the bubbles and pressure inside. A volcano is a bit like that.

Deep down inside the Earth, there is something called magma. Magma is very hot melted, rock. Sometimes, the Earth's crust has cracks or weak spots. When the pressure from all the hot magma gets too strong, it can push its way up through these cracks and burst out of the volcano. This is called an eruption.

During an eruption, the magma that comes out of the volcano is called lava. Lava is very hot and can flow like thick, gooey syrup down the sides of the volcano. It can also send up big clouds of ash and steam into the sky. The ash is like tiny bits of rock and dirt that float in air the.

Volcanoes can be dangerous, the lava and ash can burn and cover everything around them. But they can also create new land. For example, some islands are made from lava that cooled and hardened in the ocean.

There are different types of volcanoes. Some are active, which means they might erupt again. Others are dormant, like they are sleeping and might wake up someday. And some are extinct, which means they probably won't erupt ever again.

Even are also very interesting. Scientists study them to learn more about the Earth and how works it. In today's drawing tutorial, let's learn how to draw an erupting volcano and try it out!

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

√ Draw a Volcano PDF (Click to download for free.)

√ Drawing Papers (You can get it easily and I would say almost any paper can be used.)

√ Pencils / Markers / Crayons / Watercolors (Remember to use a pen with a fine tip when outlining.)

FOR WHOM:

Elementary school students

TIME NEEDED:

About 1 hour

INSTRUCTIONS:

How to Draw a Volcano Step by Step

Step 1 Draw a cloud shape.

Step 2 Draw a cloud shape inside.

Step 3 Draw two clouds and lines.

Step 4 Draw the lava that spews out of the volcano.

Step 5 Draw the lava in the crater.

Step 6 Add details in this crater.

Step 7 Outline the triangular outline of this volcano.

Step 8 Draw volcanic rocks on this volcano.

Step 9 Finally color this volcano to finish it off.

Guys, have you learned how to draw a volcano yet?