Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Baking Soda, Vinegar, and Eruptions...Oh my!

In our studies about volcanoes in the Scientist classroom, we will be making a volcano this week. And what would a volcano be without an eruption??? So this morning we decided to experiment with eruptions.

With the help of baking soda, vinegar, and a lot of intrigue, our Scientists watched carefully as their teachers mixed baking soda and vinegar. We experimented with different amounts of baking soda and vinegar, and even added snow to see if it would make a difference.



The excitement for this is clearly seen on the faces of our Scientists. When we start work on our volcano tomorrow, we will decide if we should add color to our little concoction to make it look more like lava!



-Alison Simpson
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4 comments:

  1. Fun! Alison was very excited about this project!

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  2. Understandably! I would be excited too! That seems really neat! I hope you post the recipe because Mia loves volcanoes!

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  3. Michelle there is no recipe! You just need to have vinegar, baking soda, and a place to pour them into!

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  4. Noah cannot stop talking about how you made it explode

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