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🔍 What is this experiment?

This is a simple and safe science experiment where a “volcano” fizzes and erupts using baking soda and vinegar.

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🧪 What you need

• 🥄 Baking soda
• 🧴 Vinegar
• 🎨 Food coloring (red/orange looks like lava)
• 🏔️ A small cup or bottle
• 🧻 Tray or plate (to catch the mess)

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👣 Steps to do the experiment

1️⃣ Put 2–3 spoons of baking soda into the cup
2️⃣ Add a few drops of food coloring
3️⃣ Slowly pour in vinegar
4️⃣ Step back and watch the eruption! 😲

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⚗️ What is happening? (The Science)

• Baking soda is a base
• Vinegar is an acid
• When they mix, they react and make a gas called carbon dioxide (CO₂)

🧠 The gas makes bubbles and foam, pushing everything out like a volcano!

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🌋 Why does it look like a volcano?

• Gas builds up quickly
• Foam rises and spills over
• This is similar to how real volcanoes push lava out (but real ones use hot gases!)

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⭐ Fun learning facts

• The fizzing sound is gas escaping
• More baking soda = bigger bubbles
• Cold vinegar makes a slower eruption

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🧠 Easy to remember

Acid + Base = Gas → Fizzy eruption!

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⚠️ Safety tips

• Do it on a tray or outside
• Don’t taste anything
• Wash hands after

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