In this MEL Academy lesson your child will:
- learn the nature of solvents and solutions
- make a lava lamp by his own hands
- detect a fingerprint using iodine
Lesson time
7:00am | PST | (San Francisco, Seattle, ...) |
8:00am | MST | (Phoenix, Denver, ...) |
9:00am | CST | (Chicago, Houston, ...) |
10:00am | EST | (New York, Toronto, ...) |
3:00pm | GMT | (London, ...) |
Lesson duration: 45-55 minutes.
Prepare in advance
In this lesson, we will conduct a "Lava Lamp" DIY experiment. Prepare household materials shown below.
MEL Experiment
If you are a subscriber of MEL Chemistry then you can conduct Detective Iodine from the Diffusion chemistry set:
Tutor
This lesson is presented by Daniel Sullivan:
Daniel Sullivan is a hugely enthusiastic and experienced ex-head of science with over 20 years of teaching experience. He is now running a science teacher training company and is looking forward to engaging with students once again.