A WORLD OF CURIOUS MINDS
Super Steam
At Lassen, one steam vent called Big Boiler blasts out steam as hot as 322 degrees! Visitors stay on wooden boardwalks.
Source: American Southwest: Bumpass Hell
Adventure 17 · With Bella
Lassen Volcanoes
Bella's Amazing Fact
At Lassen, one steam vent called Big Boiler blasts out steam as hot as 322 degrees! Visitors stay on wooden boardwalks.
Can you spot…
- steam
- a mud pot
- a snowy volcano
Look for them in the picture, then try the online activities below.
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From the Amazing Facts page
Amazing Facts
Floating Rock
Pumice is a volcanic rock so full of air bubbles that it can float!
Source: Geology.com: Pumice
Stinky Air
The steam vents smell like rotten eggs.
Source: Wikipedia: Geothermal areas in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Giant Snowbanks
Lassen gets so much snow that crews have dug through snow walls 28 feet tall to open the road!
Source: Active NorCal: Lassen officials measure 28-foot snow walls
Steaming Lake
Boiling Springs Lake bubbles and steams. Its water is about 125 degrees!
Source: NPS Lassen: Exploring the Hydrothermal Areas
UFO Clouds
Clouds shaped like flying saucers often hover over Mount Shasta. They are called lenticular clouds!
Source: Active NorCal: UFO-like clouds over Mount Shasta
Volcano Chain
Lassen is part of a chain of volcanoes stretching north to Canada.
Source: Wikipedia: Lassen Peak
Painted Dunes
Near Cinder Cone, hot lava turned volcanic ash into bright colors, making the Painted Dunes.
Source: Amusing Planet: The Painted Dunes of Lassen Volcanic
Online activities
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Color it in
To doColors
Can you spot?
To doFind each one in the picture and tick it off.
Fact match
To doWhich Amazing Fact is this?
Word puzzle
To doTap the letters in the right order. It's something you can spot in the picture!
Answers for grown-ups
- At Lassen, one steam vent called Big Boiler blasts out steam as hot as 322 degrees! Visitors stay on wooden boardwalks.
- Super Steam
- Pumice is a volcanic rock so full of air bubbles that it can float!
- Floating Rock
- The steam vents smell like rotten eggs.
- Stinky Air
- Unscramble: EATSM
- STEAM
This is the QR code printed on the Adventure 17 coloring page.