Tuesday, August 12, 2014

How to Make a Volcano

Website: http://www.sciencefun.org/kidszone/experiments/how-to-make-a-volcano/

Materials:
  • 10 ml of dish soap
  • 100 ml of cold water
  • 400 ml of white vinegar
  • Food coloring
  • Baking soda slurry (fill a cup about ½ with baking soda, then fill the rest of the way with water)
  • Empty 2 liter soda bottle
Instructions:
NOTE: This should be done outside due to the mess.
  1. Combine the vinegar, water, dish soap and 2 drops of food coloring into the empty soda bottle.
  2. Use a spoon to mix the baking soda slurry until it is all a liquid.
  3. Eruption time! … Pour the baking soda slurry into the soda bottle quickly and step back!
Extra Experiments:
1. Does the amount of vinegar change the eruption?
2. Does the amount of water change the eruption?
3. Does the amount of baking soda change the eruption?