Our volcano experiment!

Today we did an amazing experiment!  Mrs Gordon read us a book that showed us how to make a mini volcano.  We went off to the sandpit and then we followed all the instructions.  We needed to dig a hole so that a drink bottle could be placed in it.

Then we scooped some baking soda into the bottle.  







Next, we put the bottle into the sand and we packed sand around it to make a cone shaped 'mountain'.

After that, we made a mixture of water, dishwashing liquid and red food colouring.

We poured it into the bottle and it started foaming and oozing out like lava!  It looked just like a volcano erupting - how exciting!