Lava lamp experiment

This simple to set up but amazingly fun Earth Day science activity is perfect for kids of all ages to explore! Try kitchen science with a homemade lava lamp that explores liquid density and a cool chemical reaction. Simple science for the win!

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AMAZE your kids with this cool DIY Homemade Lava Lamp! Learn how to make this summer experiment and activity in 5 minutes.

Explore the interactions between oil and water and learn how to make a lava lamp 3 different ways with simple kitchen ingredients.

This lava lamp experiment is super cool! Your kids will love exploring colored water and oil, but a surprise ingredient will make this science activity even more exciting! It's always a hit with the kids. So grab a few household supplies and give this lava lamp science activity a try!

I think this would be a good activity to also make it into a sensory bottle. I know a lot of teachers that use sensory bottles in the classroom and I think it would be very helpful.

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Drop Alka-Seltzer tablet Oil and Water Drop Alka-Seltzer tablet 1. Water and Oil separate into 2 layers. 2. Water = “water loving” & Oil= “scared of water”. 3. Ingredients in Oil make it not attracted to water– so they separate. 4. Oil floats on the top because water is heavier than oil. Alka-Seltzer tablets dissolve in water. When it dissolves --forms bubbles that floated up to the top.

This fascinating frozen lava lamp science experiment is a great way to show kids the science behind why oil and water don’t mix. It’s super simple to set up with just 3 common household ingredients!