Description
Create your own exciting Exploding Sand Volcano to learn about chemical reactions in a fun and hands-on way!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup of baking soda
- 1 cup of sand
- 1 teaspoon of dish soap
- 1 cup of vinegar
- Food coloring (optional)
- A small bottle or container (to serve as the volcano’s core)
- A tray (to catch overflow)
- Water (to adjust consistency if needed)
Instructions
- Mix the sand and baking soda together in a bowl to create the base. Mold the mixture into a cone shape around your bottle/container on the tray.
- Pour the dish soap into the core of your volcano.
- If using food coloring, add a few drops to the vinegar.
- Pour the colored vinegar into the core of your volcano. Take a step back and watch the explosion!
- Observe the reaction and repeat by adding more vinegar and baking soda as desired for more eruptions.
Notes
Customize with different colors and add glitter for a magical effect. Ensure adult supervision for safety.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: DIY Activity
- Method: Crafting
- Cuisine: N/A
Nutrition
- Serving Size: As desired
- Calories: N/A
- Sugar: N/A
- Sodium: N/A
- Fat: N/A
- Saturated Fat: N/A
- Unsaturated Fat: N/A
- Trans Fat: N/A
- Carbohydrates: N/A
- Fiber: N/A
- Protein: N/A
- Cholesterol: N/A