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Activity 1: Making a Volcano

Objectives:

1. Demonstrate how volcanic eruption takes place using simple household materials.
2. Explain how volcanic eruption occurs.

Materials:

• Vinegar • Bi-carb soda (otherwise known as sodium bicarbonate or baking

soda)

• Red food colouring • Three plastic cups

• Foil • Plastic plate • Sticky tape

Procedure:

1. Tape a plastic cup right-way up to the middle of the plate.

2. Lay foil over the top of the cup and fold it around

3. Make a hole in the center and fold the foil to the inside of the cup. Stick it all down. This is your
volcano.

4. To make it erupt, use the second plastic cup. Fill it about full with bi-carb soda.

5. Place the cup of bi-carb soda into the volcano.

6. In the third cup, pour in some vinegar and add red food coloring. This will make it look like red
lava when the volcano erupts.

7. Now you’re ready. Pour the vinegar slowly into the volcano and watch it erupt!

Guide Question:

1. What does baking soda represent? (2pts)

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2. What did you observe from the activity how will you relate it to volcanic eruption? (3pts)
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3. Explain how volcanic eruption takes place. (10pts)