Find out how to make a homemade lava lamp and learn some science too.
Lava lamp science project data.
Lava lamp bottles are a fun science project children of all ages can make and experiment with.
So grab a few household supplies and give this lava lamp science activity a try.
So my measurements in all came to be that the one liter bottle came up with first trial as 1.
When we put the alka seltzer in we watched our lava lamp go before our eyes.
Implementation of any science project idea should be undertaken only in appropriate settings and with appropriate parental or other supervision.
A clean plastic bottle try to use one with smooth sides water vegetable oil or you could use mineral or baby oil instead fizzing tablets such as alka seltzer food coloring watch scientist joe as he makes the lava lamp experiment here.
It s always a hit with the kids.
My first trial was the best.
Then when we put the food coloring in we saw the food coloring break through the oil.
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This lava lamp experiment is super cool.
Reading and following the safety precautions of all materials used in a project is the sole responsibility of each individual.
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Finally watch your lava lamp perform before your very own eyes.
Pour the vegetable oil in the bottle until is almost full.
Your kids will love exploring colored water and oil but a surprise ingredient will make this science activity even more exciting.
My experiment resulted with great measurement and no mistakes.
Real lava lamps use a polar and non polar liquid just like our homemade one did.
Fill the bottle up about 1 4th 1 quarter with water.
Results during the expirement we saw the oil and the water seperate.
These lava lamp bottles are easy to put together and great for kids at any age.
The denser liquid sinks to the bottom but the lava lamp light heats it up until it expands and becomes less dense causing it to rise upward.
In a real one however the densities of the liquids are much closer together than vegetable oil and water.
This is such a fun science experiment.