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Liquid Density Lava Experiment

Liquid Density Lava Experiment

Lava lamp experiment with coloured bubbles

🔬 Part 1: Before the Experiment

1. What do you think will happen when we mix oil and water? Circle your prediction:

They will mix together completely

The oil will float on top of the water

The water will float on top of the oil

They will create a solid

2. Draw your hypothesis (prediction) of what the experiment will look like:
3. Fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary words:

Word Bank: density, float, layers, liquid

Oil has a lower __________ than water, so it will __________ on top. When we add food colouring, we will see different __________ in our __________.

👀 Part 2: Observations During the Experiment

4. What happened when you added food colouring to the water?
5. What happened when you poured oil into the coloured water?
6. Draw what you observed when the fizzing tablet was added:
7. Check all the things you observed during the experiment:

Bubbles moving up and down

Oil floating on top of water

Food colouring mixing with water

Fizzing sounds

Coloured droplets moving through oil

Oil and water mixing completely

🧪 Part 3: Understanding Density

8. Match the liquid with its density property:
1. Oil
2. Water
3. Honey
A. Higher density than oil
B. Lower density than water
C. Highest density of the three
9. Why do you think the coloured water droplets moved through the oil? Circle the best answer:

The fizzing tablet made the water lighter

The bubbles carried water droplets up, then they sank back down

The oil pushed the water around

Magic happened

📝 Part 4: Reflection and Real-World Connections

10. Was your prediction correct? Explain what was the same or different:
11. Where might you see liquid density in real life? Give two examples:

Example 1: _________________________________

Example 2: _________________________________

12. If you could add another liquid to this experiment, what would you choose and where do you think it would go?
13. What new question do you have about liquids and density after this experiment?

⭐ Part 5: Scientific Communication

14. Complete this sentence using scientific vocabulary:

In our lava experiment, the ________ floated on the ________ because it has a lower ________. When we added the fizzing tablet, it created ________ that carried coloured water droplets through the oil layer.

15. Draw and label a diagram showing the three main parts of your final experiment:

Remember to label: oil layer, water layer, bubbles

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