Homemade Volcano Experiment Guide
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Angelina Katiuska Calderón Solórzano
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Volcanology
Theme: a homemade volcano
Objective: to explain through an experimental model, the representation of a volcano, using
homemade materials and the phenomenon it produces.
Hypothesis
If we place the baking soda and vinegar inside the already made volcano, it should be seen that little by little
It starts to rise when observing the explosion; you can see how combining the ingredients produces it.
a liquid similar to lava.
Procedure and development
For the preparation of this volcano, the first step we are going to take is to cover a plastic cup.
with brown crepe paper or another color all around the glass. We have to leave a space inside it.
where we will place a small jar so we can empty the products we will use to make the
explosion.
Next step: once the volcano is formed, we mix the ingredients inside the plastic jar that
it's baking soda and vinegar and we wait for the lava to be produced.
Finally, we see how a chemical reaction occurs with the ingredients as they emit carbon dioxide.
considerable carbon in the foam that is formed.
Background
For the development of this experiment, we relied on the field of science known as
volcanology.
Volcanology is the study of volcanoes, lava, magma, and other geological phenomena.
It refers to a heat source and a material capable of melting, in such a way that it focuses on the
study of the ejected material, structures that form and the associated processes and interactions
formation and evolution of the melting, as well as the origin of the heat source.
Materials
A small plastic bottle Crepe paper
A large plastic cup Cardboard base
Vinegar Bicarbonate
Plasticine
Explanation of the experiment
For the preparation of this volcano, the first step we are going to take: in a plastic cup cover
with brown crepe paper or another color, cover the entire glass. We have to leave a space inside it.
where we will place a small jar to be able to empty the products with which we will make the
explosion.
Next step: once the volcano is formed, we mix the ingredients inside the plastic jar that...
it's the baking soda and the vinegar and we wait for the lava to be produced.
Finally, we see how a chemical reaction occurs with the ingredients as they emit carbon dioxide.
considerable carbon in the foam that forms.
Result
As a first point, we have: Upon closely observing the moment of the explosion, I could see how to
mixing these ingredients produced a liquid similar to lava, it flows slowly and at
moment of exploding the lava that flows down the low plasticine mountain quickly and produces a
kind of holes in our model.
As a second point we have: When mixing vinegar which is acetic acid with the product that
sodium bicarbonate contains a special and rare chemical reaction, which releases a
generous amount of dioxide ofcarbonwhat can be observed in the foam, this causes it to rise the
product and upon encountering O2 explodes due to the reaction of substances. In this experiment, it
you can observe chemical and physical reactions.
Conclusions
A volcano is a fissure in the interior of theearththat flows into a mountain range in the crust
terrestrial, emanates products like volcanic magma, ash, fire, steam, etc. There are many types of
volcanoes and each of them has similar yet unique characteristics. This experiment was
The idea arises from several people who closely researched the volcanoes and used this medium.
to show others what their experience was like. It is interesting to create this volcano because it is used
easy-to-handle materials and at the end, the manifestation of the reaction can be observed.
materials, which consists of the explosion of the product.
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