This week was the first science club of the year and it got off to an exciting start! We made lava lamps, just like the ones Ms Begum made in assembly! They looked amazing and were so fun to make!
First, we wrote down some ‘I wonders…’ to get us thinking about what we were going to do, here is what we thought:
I wonder what it smells like..
I wonder if the food colouring will go through the oil…
I wonder what consistency it will be…
I wonder if our experiments will be different…
I wonder how the chemicals will mix…
Then we go to it…first we poured the oil into our bottles, then a small amount of water. The water sank right to the bottom and we realised this was because it was heavier than the oil!
After that, we added a few drops of food colouring and finally…the fizzy vitamin tablet! It was so exciting! Bubbles of coloured water went shooting through the oil and looked just like a real lava lamp!
“The water sinks though the oil and stays on the bottom because it is heavier than the oil. The oil floats on top!”
Aaquib
Don’t forget…you can have a go at this science experiment at home! Just follow the link below to find the instructions to make your own lava lamp! Its easy, fun and uses materials you can find around your home or buy very cheaply from the supermarket! Give it a go and don’t forget to send your photos to this email address: homelearning@lansburylawrence.org,