General Studies

Summer Experiment
Primary 4
A. Topic: Lets Make A Lemon Volcano
B. Material list:

1. 2 Lemons 4. Craft Stick (or spoon)

2. Baking Soda 5. Dish soap

3. Liquid Watercolors/ Food 6. Tray

Coloring 7. Cup & Spoons

C. Process:

You can do this experiment using an opened lemon.

1. (*Ask help from adults) prepare your lemon by slicing the bottom

off to make them sit flat. Flip the lemon over and slice out the

core. To make an opened faced volcano, slice the lemon in half.

2. Prepare extra lemon juice by slicing a second lemon in half and

juicing it. Pour juice into a cup and set aside.

3. Place your lemon on a tray. Use your craft stick (or spoon) to
 mush the center of the lemon and bring out the juices. Make sure

to keep the juice in the lemon!

4. Place a few drops of food coloring or liquid watercolors in the

center of the lemon.

5. Add some dish soap to the lemon.

6. Add a spoon of baking soda into the lemon. It should start to fizz.

Take your craft stick (or spoon) and stir the lemon juice. It

should start foaming really well as you stir it!

7. To keep the reaction going, add more baking soda, coloring, dish

soap and the reserved lemon juice one by one. Squeezing the

lemon to release the juices also enhances the reaction.

 Video link for reference: https://cdn.jwplayer.com/previews/lPCwnXeF

D. Homework submit
Please take video of steps 6 and 7, and share it to ChangYan app(暢言曉學).