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How Volcanoes Form
From Magma to Mountain
Volcanoes grow along the edges of Earth's tectonic plates. Heat melts rock into buoyant magma that rises and cools near the surface, slowly building the layered cone we see above ground.
Why Eruptions Happen
As fresh magma and trapped gases fill the chamber, pressure overwhelms the rock overhead. The magma forces a path upward and bursts out as glowing lava, ash clouds, and volcanic gases.
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How Volcanoes Form
From Magma to Mountain
Volcanoes grow where tectonic plates collide or drift apart. Heat melts rock into light, buoyant magma that rises, cools, and hardens near the surface, building the cone layer by layer.
Why Eruptions Happen
Fresh magma carries dissolved gases into the chamber. When the pressure exceeds the strength of the rock above, the magma blasts through vents or fissures, releasing lava, ash, and superheated gases.
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"Can you explain how volcanoes form? What happens underground?"
"What did you learn about how ancient Egyptians made their art?"
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You don't know what you don't know.
Serendipity chose more than a few chapters of my life: the country I live in, the woman I married, my profession. And if you think about your own life, many of your meaningful decisions likely came that way too: unexpected turns that widened your horizons in ways you couldn’t have planned.
But most apps aren’t built for serendipity; they’re optimized for engagement. Endless swipes keep attention, not presence, and they’re rarely designed with kids’ safety in mind.
Kids’ tech rarely creates those “I had no idea this existed” moments. So I built Surprise Button: safe, small, and serendipitous by design. One tap, one discovery.
Somewhere out there is a child’s life‑changing spark, waiting to be found.
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