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Fifth graders at McMahon Elementary spent\u00a0some time learning about space this spring!<\/p>\n

\"Young<\/a>One week, we\u00a0looked at lunar volcanoes and how scientists are able to\u00a0study how lava flowed millions of years\u00a0ago on the moon and the Earth.<\/p>\n

First, we looked at how lava flows out of volcanoes. Each lava eruption behaved differently as the terrain\u00a0changed!<\/p>\n

Check out one of the reactions here<\/a>!<\/p>\n

\"Youth<\/a>After using Playdoh to show where the different eruptions had flowed, straws served as the vessels to take core samples. The youth saw a real-world application of this process through\u00a0the work that researchers Charles Rodda and Kit Hamley shared with the Follow A Researcher\u2122<\/a>\u00a0program.<\/p>\n

\"young<\/a><\/p>\n

Youth at the Root Cellar also looked at lunar volcanoes, here a participant is\u00a0learning about how the core samples were\u00a0collected.<\/p>\n

For more information about Community Central, please contact Kristy L. Ouellette, PI of the Maine 4-H Community Central Program at\u00a0kristy.ouellette@maine.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Community Central is a project funded by the USDA\u2019s Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Sustainable Community Projects\u00a0program.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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