Make a Volcano

Making a volcano is an ideal science experiment, home school or school project or just something to get the kids to do on a rainy day. Even the adults can have some fun making these, if you include the activity as a party game. This article presents various different ways to make a volcano––choose the one that seems the most interesting to you or the one for which you have ready access to the "Things You'll Need".

Lay down a sheet of wax paper.

Place a container at the center. Use a container (soda can, mason jar, plastic bottle, etc.) to form the center of your volcano. This is where you will mix your lava!

Use clay to make the rest of the volcano. Mold the clay from the base to the top of the can. Try to make it look lumpy instead of smooth, since real volcanoes don’t look like perfect cones most of the time!

Leave for one hour or until dry. and Mix your vinegar. Color some vinegar with red food coloring and mix in a tablespoon of dish soap.

Pour the mixture into the volcano.

Package your baking soda. Take baking soda and pour it on a square of toilet paper or paper towel. Fold up the toilet paper/paper towel. Keep it closed with rubber bands.

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Drop the baking soda roll in the vinegar.

Once the paper dissolves, your volcano will explode.

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