// Field files for grades 2–12Observe. Measure. Explain.

ILLUSTRATED SCIENCE MODEL · MENTOS AND COKE

Mentos soda geyser: Choose a safe outdoor station

An adult runs the release. Never lean over, hold down or recap an active bottle. A clear zone protects observers from spray and leaves a fixed viewing point for measurement. This authored animation illustrates the process; use real observations for measured results.

Choose a safe outdoor station. This animation explains what to look for; it does not report a measured classroom result.
OBSERVE

Choose a safe outdoor station

An adult runs the release. Never lean over, hold down or recap an active bottle.

INTERPRET

Connect the model to the science

A clear zone protects observers from spray and leaves a fixed viewing point for measurement. This clip is an authored illustration, not recorded experimental data.