MAKE YOUR OWN LAVA

LAMP
MISS SHELBI’S 3RD GRADE SCIENCE CLASS
EXPLORE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OIL AND
H20

READ ME WATCH ME
 GATHER OUR MATERIALS

STEP 1
WE WILL NEED:
>A CLEAN WATER BOTTLE WITH CAP
> VEGETABLE OIL
> ALKA-SELTZER
>FOOD COLORING
> WATER
 PREPARE FOR SCIENCE
STEP 2
MISS SHELBI WILL GO AROUND AND PLACE A TABLE COVER ON ALL THE SCIENCE
PROJECT TABLES TO ENSURE CLEANLINESS AND THEN EACH STUDENT WILL
RECEIVE
ALL OF THE MATERIALS THEY NEED FOR THEIR PROJECT.
 GET YOUR MATH ON

STEP 3
EACH STUDENT WILL MEASURE OUT THE OIL IN THEIR
BOTTLE UP TO ¾ OF THE BOTTLE HEIGHT.

AFTER THE OIL IS MEASURED, EACH STUDENT WILL FILL

THEIR BOTTLE UP THE REST OF THE WAY WITH WATER,
LEAVING A LITTLE ROOM AT THE TOP.
 CHOOSE A COLOR

STEP 4
ALL THE STUDENTS WILL GET THE CHOICE OF WHAT COLOR FOOD COLRING THEY
WANT TO ADD TO THEIR LAVA LAMP.
WE WILL HAVE THE OPTIONS OF RED, ORANGE, GREEN, YELLOW, BLUE, PURPLE,
AND BLACK.
EACH STUDENT WILL ADD 10 DROPS TO THEIR LAVA LAMP SOLUTION.
 SMASH FOR FUN

STEP 5
EACH STUDENT WILL BE GIVEN 1 ALKA-SELTZER FOR THEIR PROJECT.
DURING THIS TIME THEY WILL EACH SMASH THEIR ALKA-SELTZER INTO ROUGHLY
6-8 PIECES TO PREPARE FOR THE NEXT STEP.
 ADD THE BUBBLES

STEP 6
EACH STUDENT, ON MISS SHELBI’S COUNT, WILL
ADD ONE PIECE OF THE ALKA-SELTER TO THEIR
BOTTLES AT A TIME.
>OBSERVING AND REPORTING AFTER EACH
PIECE IS ADDED.
 TWIST AND SHOUT

STEP 7
WHEN ALL THE PIECES OF ALKA-SELTZER HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE BOTTLES,
EACH STUDENT WILL REPLACE THE CAP ON THEIR BOTTLE AND MANIPULATE THE
BOTTLE TO OBSERVE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
THEY WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TWIST, SHAKE, AND/ OR TIP THEIR BOTTLE
DURING THIS TIME.
OBSERVE AND REPORT WHAT HAPPENS DURING THIS TIME.
 STUDENT BECOMES THE TEACHER

STEP 8
EACH STUDENT WILL TAKE THEIR HOMEMADE LAVA LAMP HOME AND SHOW
THEIR FAMILIES.
THE LAST PART OF THE PROJECT IS TO TEACH THEIR FAMILIES HOW TO MAKE THE
HOMEMADE LAVA LAMPS.
THEY WILL REPORT AND OBSERVE WHAT THEIR FAMILIES LAVA LAMPS DO AND
TURN IN THEIR OBSERVATION PAPERS THE NEXT DAY FOR CREDIT.