Science Project Lava Lamp Experiment

This lava science experiment is sure to wow your kids.

Science project lava lamp experiment.

When the bubbles pop the blobs of colored water fall back to the bottom of the glass. Pour the vegetable oil in the bottle until is almost full. Procedure fill the bottle with a quarter full of water. This is also a simple science activity to bring into the classroom because it s so cost effective.

Add vegetable oil in the quarter filled water bottle until it is full. Fill the plastic bottle full with vegetable oil. Pour in vegetable oil until the bottle is nearly full. Add around a dozen drops of food coloring to the bottle choose.

With this project you can make your own temporary diy lava lamp with household materials. Use the funnel to fill the water so that water doesn t spill outside. Walk into the kitchen open your pantry and find everything you need to create a homemade lava lamp and check out liquid density. Add water to the neck of the bottle leaving a little space between the water line and the top of the.

Add food colouring into the bottle. Place your lava lamp under a blacklight to light it up. The alka seltzer reacts with the water to make bubbles of carbon dioxide. Wait until the oil and water have separated.

Watch as the color sinks through the oil. The action you see is actually a fun science experiment as it s caused by the density and polarity of the substances. You know the mesmerizing feel of watching a lava lamp with its large colored bubbles sinking rising and morphing. Put in 4 5 drops of food coloring into each bottle.

Now wait for a few minutes until the water and oil get separate. Fill each empty bottle about of the way full with oil. Drop an antacid tablet into each bottle and watch all the bubbles start up and float all. Lava lamp bottles 1.

Add a few drops of your favorite food coloring. Want to experiment more. Fill the rest the way with water until about 2 inches from the top. Fill the bottle up about 1 4th 1 quarter with water.

Did your drops of. The bubbles attach themselves to the blobs of colored water and bring them to the top of the glass. Experimental procedure gather materials over a surface that cannot be damaged by oil or can be wiped clean. Pour water into the plastic bottle until it is around one quarter full you might want to use a funnel when filling the.

Instead of tap water use quinine water aka tonic water and no food coloring. You may want to use a measuring cup with a spout or a funnel.