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Science Sundays: How to Make Your Own Lava Lamp

Science Sundays: How to Make Your Own Lava Lamp
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — In this week’s episode of Science Sunday, we are exploring the properties of substances by making our own lava lamps at home, This is a lesson in chemistry for students as young as second grade, check it out:

Science Sundays: How to Make Your Own Lava Lamp (Full Experiment)

Learn more about the chemical reaction happening in this experiment here.

Make sure to join us next week on the Fourth of July as we talk about the science of fireworks and the chemistry behind those colors you see in the sky.

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