Wednesday, May 30, 2012

The Exploding Volcano

In Room 12 we have been learning about Change of State. 
This week we have been experimenting with things that dissolve. 

Kory brought a volcano to school for us watch explode. Kory made the volcano with his Dad. They made it using the top part of an old plastic bottle. They put newspaper on top of the bottle and put the bottle in a shallow cardboard box. Then they painted it using volcanic colours. They had to paint it while it was still wet. It took them an hour and a half to make! Thank you Kory for sharing this experiment with us.

 
Before                                        After



Kory had put baking soda in the bottle before he brought it to school. At school we decided to use white vinegar and add red food colouring to make it look real!


Have you tried this experiment before?

Did you know that baking soda and vinegar mixed together makes carbon dioxide. We found this out when we did a different experiment.

13 comments:

  1. Wow what a graet thing to do. That must be cool seeing it explode really.


    From Abigail & Friedel

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  2. Wow room12 you guys look like you had a lot of fun with that volcano you guys a very intelligent .yes I have done a couple of experiments at home.

    Did you know that my dad said if you drink to much coke about 8 liters all your teeth will dissolve and turn into a liquid.

    Did you know that teeth and money can dissolve

    From Friedel

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  3. WOW! Inpresive awesome and Totallay cool.


    From Abigail

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  4. Wow cool experiment. We did an experiment about leaves. Take a look at it on our blog.
    Waimarino room14

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  5. Wow I didn't know that. Cool experiment.


    Jordan rm14

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  6. Wow how cool! Jessica just showed me and has been talking all about the experiments you have done in class.

    Tania Jessica's mum

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  7. Hi Room 12.
    No I didnt know that about baking soda and vinegar when they are mixed together.
    I really like Korys volcano.
    From Tarn, Room 11

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  8. Awsome that volcano looks real but it is fake. What did you make it out of?


    By Xenon and Kory

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  9. Wow room 12 I really like your volcano and you's chose the right experament for your class

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  10. Wow! look at that eropting like a real volocano.
    by Ryan rm8

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  11. Wow that was amazing I hope my class does that. Avikash rm8

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  12. Wow! look at that erupting like a real volcano. By Ryan rm8

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  13. Wow! That looks exciting when the volcano exploded.
    Martin rm8

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