Monday, May 5, 2008

Making a Mount Vesuvius Model

We also made a volcano model of Mt. Vesuvius out of Paper Mache. We used 1 square of cardboard 1 plastic bottle, masking tape, old newspaper, a big bowl, flour, water, paint, vinegar, baking soda, and red, yellow, and orange food dye.

-We first put the bottle in the center of the cardboard
-Then we made sure the bottle was securely taped to the cardboard
-We then made the paper mache by mixing flour and water, we cut the newspaper into strips and dipped it into the mix. We made sure there was no extra excess by running the strips between our fingers.
-We had one end of the newspaper strip at the top of the bottle, and the other at the edge of the cardboard
-It dryed over night
-Once it was dry, it was time to paint it

To make it erupt you have to pour vinegar into the bottle then put in food dye, then fina;y a few drops of baking soda...we haven't tried it yet because we are going to try it out in front of our science class...hope everything works!

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