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This Exploratorium activity can be used in many contexts because geysers are great opportunities for learning about heat and temperature changes as well as geological/space science phenomena. You'll need lab equipment for this activity/experiment.
- 10 to 30 minutes
- 10 to 30 minutes
- 1 cent - $1 per student
- Ages 8 - 18
- Activity, Experiment/Lab Activity
- English
Quick Guide
Materials List (per student)
- Ring stand
- Metal ring or Burette/retort clamp
- Hot plate or other heat source
- Clean, empty 2-liter plastic bottle
- Glass tubing, 75 cm or shorter in length
- Erlenmeyer flask
- Two one-hole rubber stoppers (one to fit the Erlenmeyer flask, one to fit the 2-liter bottle)
- Safety goggles
- Scissors or box cutter
- Timing device such as a stopwatch or clock
- Optional: food coloring
Subjects
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Earth and Space Science
- Astronomy
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Earth Processes
- Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics
- Geochemical Cycles
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Solar System
- The Planets
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Physical Sciences
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Heat and Thermodynamics
- Heat and Temperature
- Heat Transfer
- Chemistry
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States of Matter
- Solids
- Liquids
- Changes of Phase
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Heat and Thermodynamics
Other
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