Baking soda.
Vinegar.
Dish soap.
Red food coloring.
Small plastic bottle.
Clay or playdough.
Tray or large dish..Build Volcano: Use clay or playdough to build a volcano around a small plastic bottle placed in a tray.
Prepare Eruption: Add baking soda and a few drops of dish soap and red food coloring to the bottle.
Simulate Eruption: Pour vinegar into the bottle to simulate a volcanic eruption.
Observe and Record: Observe the eruption and note the effects in notebooks.
Discussion: Discuss how real volcanic eruptions occur and their impact on the environment.
Analysis: Compare the model to real-life volcanoes and analyze similarities and differences.