Pompeii volcano reserch

This volcano is found on the edge of Pompeii, Vesuvius volcano is part of the Campanian volcanic arc that stretches along the convergence of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates on the Italian peninsula and had been erupting for thousands of years.  The last eruption happened in 1944 which wasn't the worst. it only ejected 0.01 cubic kilometres of material.  Mount Vesuvius, a volcano near the Bay of Naples in Italy, has erupted more than 50 times. The famous eruption occurred in the year 79 A.D when the volcano fully engulfed the city of Pompeii in a thick layer of ash. This eruption killed over 2000 people.  The city was re-discovered many many years later by a group of explorers in 1748.  

Vesuvius of nowadays has a diameter of 700 m, a circumference of 12 km and is 200 m deep. 

The ash cloud that engulfed the town was over 300 degrees centigrade 

Today we erupted our volcano's
Equipment:

Beaker x2

15mL of warm water

25mL hydrogen peroxide 

3 spatulas of potassium iodide into the warm water

food coloring of choice

detergent

We made the volcano's with paper and glued it down with a mixture or flour and water.  

Inside the volcano you will have hydrogen peroxide, food coloring and soap then in a spare beaker you will have the warm water and the potassium iodide then when your ready add the water and potassium iodide to the volcano.