STEAM

Full STEAM ahead! Make way for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics in your classroom with our STEAM craft ideas!

Lava Lamp

Watch gases come to life in liquid and mimic the amazing lava lamps we all love! This experiment is like creating your very own safe and fun chemistry lab! It’s so safe, it can be completed in the classroom… With adult supervision of course.

Please note: you will need Vegetable Oil & an Effervescent Tablet to complete this activity.

  • Step 1Put a few drops of coloured liquid watercolour in the bottom of your glass jar. Fill your jar a third of the way with water and then sprinkle in some glitter.
  • Step 2Top up your jar with oil, filling it almost the whole way.
  • Step 3Get ready... Once you drop in the effervescent tablet, the fun will begin! Carefully drop the tablet into the jar – once it hits the coloured water, it will create a gas, pushing the water up through the oil and resembling a lava lamp!

Materials used in this activity

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CleverPatch Liquid Watercolour - 250ml - Set of 10 Colours
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