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Elliot and the Surfing Scientist: Make a lava lamp model using oil and water

Video Elliot and the Surfing Scientist: Make a lava lamp model using oil and water

TLF ID M015711

Imagine making your very own lava lamp using materials from your kitchen and bathroom. Watch the Surfing Scientist team show you how it can be done, then try and figure out why it works.

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Year level

5; 6; 7

Topics Acids Motion Chemical reactions Reciprocal actions Machinery Buoyancy Materials Carbonates Carbon dioxide Gravity Gases Solids (Matter) Liquids Paper crafts Modelling
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  • Science

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