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  • For this experiment, you'll need a soda bottle, vegetable oil, alka seltzer, a funnel (we

  • made ours by taking cardboard and tying it with type), a cup of water, and food coloring

  • (You can use liquid or powder). The first thing you want to do is take your funnel and

  • put on top of the soda bottle. Then add your water. You want to put in about three fourths

  • of a cup of water. Next add your food coloring. If you're using powdered food coloring like

  • us, you might want to shake the bottle just so that it mixes with the water. Finally add

  • in your vegetable oil. We sped this up, but you might want to take your time, just so

  • you don't make a mess. Now allow some time to pass for the water and the oil to separate.

  • This happens because water is denser than oil, so it goes to the bottom. When you're

  • done, this is what it should look like. Now take your alka seltzer tablets and break them

  • apart. Then drop them inside the bottle. It'll go straight past the oil and to the water.

  • Once it reaches the water, it reacts with it, releasing bubbles. These bubbles bring

  • up the food coloring as well and that's what makes it look like a lava lamp. Add a light

  • right under the bottle before you add in the alka seltzer tablets. And that's how you make

  • a homemade lava lamp. If you found this video helpful, please hit the like button below.

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