'Watch out for the lava!'

Photos by JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers

ERUPTION- Ladera Elementary School teacher Mae Joaquin, above, demonstrates a chemical reaction by showing what happens when vinegar is added to baking soda. Fourth-graders Taylor Benitez-Fanslow, right, and Austin Barry, second from right, both 10, watch in awe as a foamy "volcano" erupts during the school's Crazy Morning of Science last Friday in Thousand Oaks. Kindergartner Arun Danteluri, 6, below, shakes a bottle filled with various liquids during the event.