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Use masking tape and pen to label three cups Water, Oil, and Corn syrup. Place about ½ teaspoon of each liquid in its labeled cup. On a stiff piece of paper, label three areas Water, Oil, and Corn ...

Students will compare the weight of an equal amount or volume of water and vegetable oil and see that vegetable oil is less dense than water and floats. Students add corn syrup to layered oil and ...

Get them in a mellow mood with this groovy lava lamp experiment. Plus they’ll learn about the scientific properties of oil and water. Some kids try new sports; others try new crafts. With this ...

and demonstrates how changes in pressure affect the boiling point of water through experiments. The process of fractional distillation in refining crude oil into gasoline is detailed, highlighting ...