Volcanoes are very hot and explode lots of lava everywhere.

Understanding how volcanos work and the impact it has on Earth and the surrounding environment is very complex. So, it was great that we were able to spend time with our leaders getting to understand and learn as much as we can about volcanoes, how they are created, why they explode and what happens when they do erupt.

Using a variety of equipment we were able to safely build a mountain which became our Joey volcano and platform from which we could learn. We were then safely instructed on how to use a variety of chemicals that would create an eruption for everyone to see ...

And when it did erupt ... our Scout Hall nearly exploded as a result of our volcanic eruption ...

It was AWESOME.