Steps . Mold your volcano around a 20-ounce soda bottle. (Follow step 1 above to create your volcano structure.) Mix 1 cup of vinegar, 1 cup of warm water, a teaspoon of dishwashing detergent, and ...

Here's Why It Works. When the solid baking soda (sodium bicarbonate—a base) mixes with the liquid vinegar (acetic acid—a weak acid), a chemical reaction occurs and forms a gas (carbon dioxide).

When you think of school science fair projects, you might think of baking soda volcanoes or Styrofoam models of the planets. More to the point, that’s what a lot of students think of – and ...

When we were looking around for craft projects and science kits, I came across a mini kitchen volcano! This uses ingredients you already have in your kitchen: Baking soda, vinegar, food coloring ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — It is time to mix the power of love with the chemistry between two chemicals. This experiment involves the chemical reaction between sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) and ...

The world's largest volcanic eruption could soon be coming to Portland — a baking soda and vinegar eruption, that is. The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry is aiming to build, and then ...

“Add two tablespoons of baking soda and then carefully pour the vinegar into the ‘mountain’, and watch out for the eruption ...” announced the student, demonstrating his experiment. These ...

Sixty-six gallons of vinegar and about 50 gallons of a baking soda-water mixture will be used in the 34-foot structure. The current record is 28 feet. The experiment is in honor of the Pompeii ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Remember those baking soda and vinegar volcanoes you made back in elementary school? Well OMSI made one too. On Sunday, the museum attempted to set a new Guinness World Record ...

Chances are you've experienced a "baking soda volcano," but whether you built your own, helped your kids, or observed from afar, chances are you've never seen a volcano like this one.

Mike Adamick is a stay-at-home dad who writes for the Adventures in Learning science blog at PBS.org, the San Francisco Chronicle, KQED Radio, Disney's parenting website, Babble, and the Daddy ...