Shield Volcanoes - Volcanoes For Kids!!! Volcanoes 101. It has good videos on it. Fun Volcano Facts for Kids - Interesting Facts about Volcanoes. Volcanoes are openings in the Earth’s surface.
When they are active they can let ash, gas and hot magma escape in sometimes violent and spectacular eruptions. The word volcano originally comes from the name of the Roman god of fire, Vulcan. Volcanoes are usually located where tectonic plates meet. Weather Wiz Kids weather information for kids. Volcanoes (Volcanoes are not associated with weather, but instead are natural disasters.)
What is a volcano? A volcano is a mountain that opens downward to a pool of molten rock below the surface of the earth.