Make a Volcano for Science Project Quickly

Hello kids !

You are here probably because you are looking for a school project and probably on how make a volcano in the science lab. Now, I'll help you make an attractive and easy volcano for your school science project.

The best part of this volcano is that you can make it erupt like the real volcano. How? Don't worry I'll teach you the whole process step by step with pictures. You can also watch the video at the end of the article. I directed the video while I helped my sister make a volcano. Before we make a volcano let us quickly have a recap of what a volcano is ?

A volcano is a mountain that acts as an outlet to the hot material that exist deep between the Earth's rock layers. This material is molten rock, also called as Magma. The movement of the rock layer causes magma to move up and shoot out from the vent of the volcano. A volcano erupts to form lava flows and ash clouds. The eruption of a volcano can be so devastating that it can give rise to earthquakes, tsunami, landslides, mudslides, or even rock slides.

The various parts of a volcano can be understood by having a glance at the below image.



Now that we brushed up our knowledge about volcanoes, let us get into making a volcano.

Thing you need to Make a Volcano in your science lab:

1. Card board


2. Thermocol sheet


3. Glue


4. Brown water color


5. Empty bottle


6. Medical bandage


7. Tape


8. Newspaper


9. Veniger,


10. Food color - Red


11. Liquid soap


12. Baking Soda


13. Water

• First, cut the thermocol sheet into a circle.


• Place the bottle over the sheet and draw along the button end of the bottle to make an outline of it on the sheet.


• Cut the sheet along the drawn outline and fix the bottle into the sheet as shown.

• Crush the paper and stick it to the card board as shown in the below picture.


• Doing so make a half pyramid.

• Now, once half pyramid is made, place the bottle inserted in the thermocol, on the pyramid.


• Cover the whole bottle with the remaining newspaper using tape, so that a complete pyramid shape is formed.

• Using glue, stick medical bandage all over the volcano.


• Let the glue dry and then paint the volcano in brown using water colors

• To make the volcano erupt, dilute a tablespoon of baking soda in water.


• Add food color by diluting in a spoon with water.


• Add couple of drops of liquid soap to this mixture.


• Quickly stir and pour this mixture into the bottle.

• Now pour about 2 teaspoons of vinegar into the bottle to see it erupt.

• Check out the video below to understand the process better.