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Lemon Volcano Science Experiment
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The Erupting Lemon Volcano Science Experiment is a favorite in our house and is sure to become a favorite in your home as well!
Kids absolutely love any kind of baking soda and vinegar experiment. This lemon volcano experiment is no exception and is a colorful, hands-on way to explore early chemistry concepts.
The erupting lemon volcano demonstrates the effects of mixing a base (baking soda) with an acid (lemon juice) to produce a gas (carbon dioxide)!
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materials
Lemons
Baking Soda
Dish Soap
Craft Sticks
Food Coloring
Tray
purpose
Hands-on learning
Explores cause and effect
Safe way to experiment with a base and an acid
Fun and engaging way to explore science
Screen-free learning
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directions
How to make an Erupting Lemon Volcano
Before you begin, roll the lemons to break up some of the lemon pulp-allowing for more juice to be released
Cut off both ends of the lemon (so they can lay flat in the tray)
Cut lemons in half
Place lemons in a tray
Using a craft stick, break up the lemon pulp in each lemon half to release more of the lemon juice
Add a few drops of food coloring to each lemon half
Drizzle dish soap to the top of each lemon
Sprinkle baking soda to the tops of each lemon
You will begin to see a small reaction after you add the baking soda
With a craft stick, stir the baking soda into the lemon to create an erupting chemical reaction
Gently squeeze the lemon while you are stirring in the baking soda
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Continue to add more baking soda-stirring it into the lemon with the craft stick
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Add more baking soda to each lemon
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Use a pipette to add drops of lemon juice onto the baking soda
It’s a chemical reaction
When a base and acid are mixed together- a gas called carbon dioxide is formed causing the bubbling reaction!
The Baking soda is the base
The Lemon is the acid
Chemistry
Chemical reaction
Base
Acid
Carbon dioxide
Gas
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