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If you love action and adventure then you've come to the right place. Get ready for a red-hot science explosion as the A-TV science superstars show you how to make your very own erupting volcano!

vinegar
baking soda
food coloring
16oz soda bottle
funnel
baking pan
sand
glue
dish soap
warm water

REMEMBER THAT YOU SHOULD ALWAYS WORK UNDER ADULT SUPERVISION WHENEVER YOU CONDUCT EXPERIMENTS. SO PLEASE DON'T DO THESE PROJECTS ALONE.

  1. To make the volcano cone: Pour glue into the tray, making sure most of it is in the center. Glue the bottle in the center of the aluminum tray.
  2. Using your hands, cover the entire surface of the bottle with glue.
  3. Pour sand into the tray so your volcano looks like it’s on a beach. Be careful not to get sand inside the bottle. Use food coloring to make it look like it is on an island. You might want to add some water or glue to the sand, to make it stickier.
  4. When finished, let it dry for about an hour.
  5. To create lava: Add some red and yellow food coloring to your ½ cup of vinegar.
  6. Using a funnel, fill the bottle halfway through with warm water.
  7. Add a squirt or two of soap to your bottle.
  8. Slowly pour the vinegar into your cone.
  9. To make your volcano erupt: Place 2 teaspoons of baking soda onto a tissue.
  10. Twist up the tissue so it looks like a little pouch.
  11. Strap on your goggles to protect your eyes from the eruption.
  12. Drop the pouches into the volcano and watch it explode!


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Reviews

Awesome! I tried this like a thousand times and I never got tired of i...

Carter, 10, Las Vegas NV

i love it

Sofia, 10,

Well it was so cool it went like boom wish i could be on activity TV s...

Shahmir, 7, Atlanta GA

That was so cool. i Might do this in 5th grade

Trinity, 10, Billings MT

Wow! So cool, I won the first prize for that project.

Shruti, 11,

The Volcano is cool.

Eltan, 26, Chicago IL

its so cool it looked real i will never stop watching it see ya.

Tyvesha, 10, Jacksonville FL

it was so so cool

Elisha, 8,


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