Volcano Project

1. Lesson

1.1. What is the cause of a volcanic eruption.

2. Team/Group

2.1. One experiment per class

3. Extra questions

3.1. Will the eruption change due to the amount of water we include?

3.2. What do you think caused the eruption?

3.3. What would happen if we included more or less vinegar to the mixture?

4. Instructions

4.1. Combine the vinegar, water, dish soap, and 2 drops of food coloring into a empty soda bottle.

4.2. Use a spoon to mix the baking soda slurry until liquid.

4.3. Pour baking soda slurry into the soda bottle quickly and step away.

4.4. Watch it erupt!

5. Materials

5.1. 10ml of dish soap

5.2. 100ml of cold water

5.3. 400ml of white vinegar

5.4. Food coloring

5.5. Baking soda Slurry (fill a cup about 1/2 with baking soda, then fill the rest with rest of the way with water)

5.6. Empty 2 liter soda bottle

6. What will we learn?

6.1. How chemical reactions work

6.2. What happens when you shake soda

6.3. What the cause of the eruption is