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Chocolate (Sea Floor) Lava

Chocolate (Sea Floor) Lava

In this edible experiment, learners pour "Magic Shell" chocolate into a glass of cold water. They'll observe as pillow shaped structures form, which resemble lavas on the sea floor.

Keywords:
Liquids, NSDL, Physics, Heat and Thermodynamics, Conducting Investigations, States of Matter, Chemistry, Earth Structure, Molten Lava, Solids, Earth System Science, Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics, Physical Science, Temperature, Geoscience, Earth Processes, Oceanography, General Science, Sea Floor, Rocks and Minerals, Oceans and Water, Basalt, Pillow Lavas, Changes of Phase, Ocean, Education, Lava, Heat and Temperature
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
August 30, 2017
Author:
Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
Grade School, Middle School, High School
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
No
Source Code Available:
No
Creative Commons:
Unknown

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