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How To Make A Simple Lava Lamp

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How to make a simple lava lamp

Materials
1.plastic soda bottle (with cap)
2.vegetable or mineral oil
3.food coloring
4.effervescent tablet
optional things
1.sinquins and glitter
2.salt
3.flashlight
Procedures
1.wash the bottle
2.put some mineral or vegetable oil in the bottle
3.and put some water(fill the bottle until full)
4.put some food coloring
5.get creative put some sinquins or glitter
6.put some effervescent tablet(salt is the substitute of
the effervescent tablet)
7.wait for it to boil
8.then shake the bottle lightly
9.then use the flashlight and light the bottle

PICTURE
CONCEPT
To begin, the oil stays above the water because the oil is
lighter than the water or, more specifically, less dense
than water. The oil and water do not mix because of
something called intermolecular polarity. That term is
fun to bring up in dinner conversation. Molecular polarity
basically means that water molecules are attracted to
other water molecules. They get along fine, and can
loosely bond together (drops.) This is similar to magnets
that are attracted to each other. Oil molecules are
attracted to other oil molecules, they get along fine as
well. But the structures of the two molecules do not
allow them to bond together. Of course, theres a lot
more fancy scientific language to describe density and
molecular polarity, but maybe now youll at least look at
that vinegrette salad dessing in a whole new way.
When you added the tablet piece, it sank to the bottom
and started dissolving and creating a gas. As the gas
bubbles rose, they took some of the colored water with
them. When the blob of water reached the top, the gas
escaped and down went the water. Cool, huh? By the
way, you can store your Blobs In A Bottle with the cap
on, and then anytime you want to bring it back to life,
just add another tablet piece.

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