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Science Investigations
Have a go at some of these fun Science Investigations at home...
Sink or Swim
Gases
Liquid
Salt
Water
Ice
See what happens when you mix water and oil!
You will need: clear drinks bottle half filled with water, a few drops of food colouring, 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, a few drops of washing up liquid
Method:
1. In the bottle, add a few drops of food colouring to the water
2. Add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil into the drinks bottle
3. screw the lid on tight and shake the bottle as hard as you can!
4. Put the bottle down and gave a look. What do you see?
5. Add a few drops of washing up liquid and observe!
Why do you think the liquids behaved like they did?
You will need: clear drinks bottle half filled with water, a few drops of food colouring, 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, a few drops of washing up liquid
Method:
1. In the bottle, add a few drops of food colouring to the water
2. Add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil into the drinks bottle
3. screw the lid on tight and shake the bottle as hard as you can!
4. Put the bottle down and gave a look. What do you see?
5. Add a few drops of washing up liquid and observe!
Why do you think the liquids behaved like they did?
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