Volcanoes

by Deb on April 26, 2010

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{ 13 comments }

Miss Carly April 26, 2010 at 9:27 am

This is such a fun experiment with almost all age groups!

Catherine April 26, 2010 at 12:11 pm

My son loves doing this!
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Sophie April 26, 2010 at 4:41 pm

Thanks so much for doing this, we havent done it in a long time. How much fun it is and the kids love being in charge, the effects are fun too 😉

Kristine April 26, 2010 at 9:42 pm

You can make a really cool ice-cream volcano.
Carve a 2L container of ice-cream into a mountain shape. Hollow out a cup shaped mouth in the top. Re-freeze. Then pour in red creaming soda (or lemonade and red colouring) and watch it blow!

PS I finally finished the knit dresses I was lamenting about! Thanks for your advice.

Deb May 2, 2010 at 2:12 pm: Yum, red creaming soda and icecream sounds like a great combination. I think that sounds brilliant for a birthday around here.

Narelle April 27, 2010 at 2:30 pm

I so have to do this with my own kids!! I used to do it for the kids I taught when we did our ‘natural disasters’ unit. It was great to do with special needs kids because they could get really involved. We made a papermache ‘volcano’ which was a great sensory activity by itself and then put the bicarb and vinegar in the bottom. It’s so easy to forget about doing all this fun scienc-y/sensory stuff with your own kids, I used to do it so much with the kids I taught!
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PlanningQueen April 27, 2010 at 9:29 pm

Loved the video Deb and the very thorough explanation in the post. I also like that I will now be able to hear your voice when I read your Tweets!
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Deb May 2, 2010 at 2:13 pm: I’m still getting used to it – that’s not what I sound like! Except for the dagginess, that’s me.

Julie April 29, 2010 at 10:54 am

I love this idea. Will have to store it away for when mine are a little bigger. Incidentally, that is how I clean my bathroom drain! I put a tablespoon of bicard soda in, wait about 20 minutes and follow-up with 1 cup of vinegar. It does make a good fizz.
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katepickle April 30, 2010 at 4:14 pm

This one of the most fun science activities I’ve ever done with little kids… so much fun and so much to learn! My kids really loved watching your volcano erupt!

Christie - Childhood 101 May 3, 2010 at 3:00 pm

You make science look so easy, I always found it quite a tricky subject to teach, especially keeping it hands on with a class of young ones. What fun!
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Deb May 3, 2010 at 9:51 pm: Thank you. My philosophy is that if it’s hands on, it’s science lol! My sister is an artist, she looks at the same activities I do and sees the art, I see the science. It seems to be a bit more unusual, which is why I love sharing that perspective. And it’s fun!

Melissa May 5, 2010 at 9:38 am