Homemade Lava Lamp

Difficulty of Project  1 Alka-Seltzer tablet for a 16 oz

soda bottle or 2 tablets for per
Medium liter bottle
 Food coloring
 Water
Cost (Approximate Cost of completing
the project)
* It is a great idea to reuse a plastic soda
bottle from a recycling bin (just wash it
Less than $15
out before beginning the experiment).
Safety Issues
Experimental Procedure
None
1. Gather materials over a surface
that cannot be damaged by oil or
Material Availability can be wiped clean. Another good
option is to cover a table with old
Common newspapers.
2. Fill the plastic bottle ¾ full with
Approximate Time Required to Complete vegetable oil.
the Project 3. Add water to the neck of the
bottle, leaving a little space
Less than 1 hour to complete between the water line and the top
experiment, additional hour for of the container. (You can always
presentation write-up and preparation add more water at a later time.)
4. Decide on a color for your ‘lava
Objectives lamp’ bottle. Select the food
coloring accordingly.
 To explore the relationship 5. Add 10 or more drops of food
between oil and water in terms of coloring to the bottle until a rich
density as well as color is seen.
hydrophilic/hydrophobic 6. Break the Alka-Seltzer tablet into
compounds. smaller pieces (6 to 8). Add one
piece at a time observing each
 To observe a chemical reaction reaction.
between an acid and a base 7. When the bubbling stops replace
the bottle cap.
Materials 8. Tip the bottle back and forth and
observe the reaction. Tip, twist,
 1 clean, plastic soda bottle with and shake the bottle in different
cap* directions. Observe the reactions
 Vegetable oil and take notes.
Homemade
Lava Lamp
By: Group 2:
Celina Marie Salonga
Lianne Hermione Baltazar
Carl Justine Jimenez
7-Respect