30/04/2026
Young and old gathered in the conservatory to have fun with science ๐จโ๐ฌ๐ฉโ๐ฌ
That tray of ingredients allowed people to experiment with molecular displacement, create lava lamps, judge egg buoyancy and see the impact of alkaline and acid liquids. There were looks of surprise as a finger dipped in washing up liquid dispersed the pepper to one side of the tray โ
The lave lamp effect was created by adding oil and glitter to a glass of water, The addition of salt caused the mixture to move down and then move up again as the oil and glitter broke free of the salt. What looks like a glass of orange juice is turmeric changing colour; first with the addition a drop of detergent and then back to yellow when lemon juice drops were added ๐