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KSAT Kids Home Science: Make your own volcano

Chemical reaction creates appearance of an eruption

SAN ANTONIO – Hello parents, teachers and students!

Are you looking for something fun to do at home that has a little bit of science behind it?

Well, check out this awesome at-home experiment from Sciencebob.com that creates a working volcano!

So why exactly do you think the volcano erupts? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below. Be sure to check out GMSA@9 on Wednesday when Meteorologist Kaiti Blake does the demonstration and explains the science behind it. To view, click on the video player above.

Make Your Own Volcano

Here’s what you’ll need:

  • baking soda
  • food coloring
  • dish soap
  • vinegar
  • a container (like a cup or jar)
  • a makeshift ‘volcano’

Procedure/Instructions:

  • Attach a balloon to the mouth of a funnel and pour the candy into the balloon.
  • Go outside or prepare for some clean-up inside
  • Put the container into the volcano at the top
  • Add two spoonfuls of baking soda
  • Add about a spoonful of dish soap
  • Add about 5 drops each of the red and yellow food coloring
  • Add roughly an ounce of vinegar into the container and watch the volcano come alive!

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About the Authors
Kaiti Blake headshot

Kaiti Blake is a child weather-geek-turned-meteorologist. A member of the KSAT Weather Authority, Kaiti is a co-host of the Whatever the Weather video podcast. After graduating from Texas Tech University, Kaiti worked at WJTV 12 in Jackson, Mississippi and KTAB in Abilene.

Ben Spicer headshot

Ben Spicer is a digital journalist who works the early morning shift for KSAT.

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