Children's Experiment Creating a Volcano

VINEGAR AND BAKING SODA VOLCANO

Vinegar and baking soda are all that is needed to create an awe-inspiring chemical reaction!  Watch it briskly fizz over the container!

What your child will need:

• Baking Soda
• Cloth or Paper Towels
• Plastic Container

Instructions:

• The child should begin by placing some baking soda into the container.
• After that, he or she should pour some vinegar into the baking soda in the container.
• Now, watch the reaction!  

What Happened?

The mixing of the baking soda which is a base with the vinegar which is an acid causes a reaction forming carbonic acid that is very unstable.  It instantaneously separates into water and carbon dioxide.  This creates a huge fizzing reaction as it escapes the solution.  For a more realistic looking volcano, the child can use some craft skills to build a volcano form that will make his or her eruptions more extraordinary!