Last week at Kids Club (which is at the American Corner in Bitola) we played with Science. Normally, I try to do an activity with the closest holiday in mind, but I wanted to do something different this time. We made volcanoes out of plastic cups and plates. I had not heard of the kids doing this activity at my school, so I thought Kids Club would be a good place for it. But some of the students said that they had done this activity in Science class, but were excited to do it again.
Me showing the kids how to cut off the tops of their volcanoes so the "lava" can come out of the top.
The kids decorated the tops of their volcanoes and then after they were assembled, we erupted them!!!!
Waiting for the ERUPTION!!!! We combined baking soda and vinegar together; and if you get the right amount, the liquid will bubble over the top of your volcano. The boys had a good time seeing whose volcano would erupt the most.
The after effect. You can see some of the "lava" at the bottom of the plate. I also had made a tornado in a bottle. I just took a soda bottle and filled it 3/4 with water and then a few drops of dish soap. When you turn it over and shake it, you can see a mini tornado inside. The kids had fun taking turns making the tornado. Even though it was a little messy and the Corner smelt like vinegar afterwards, we still had a good time playing with Science.
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