4-H STEM Explorers Club experiments with soda, Mentos

By Heather Futch, Dinah Mayne and Zoie Whitlock

UF/IFAS Extension Columbia County

  • Aram Petit measures how high sugar-free Sprite shot out of a bottle once Mentos were added to the container. (COURTESY)
    Aram Petit measures how high sugar-free Sprite shot out of a bottle once Mentos were added to the container. (COURTESY)

    The Columbia County 4-H STEM Explorers Club mixed science and fun during their latest meeting, conducting an exciting outdoor experiment that tested what happens when mint-flavored Mentos candies are …