Experiment Procedures: Make a batch of jello and pour into a glass bowl, chill until solidified. Flip bowl upside and let jello come out onto a piece of cardboard covered in foil. In a separate small bowl, mix water and red food dye to create "magma". Take a needle and fill with the magma, injecting it to the bottom of your jello mountain. Change location of injection, add cuts to see how magma flows up the mountain in different situations.
Results: We learned that magma flows through fractures and cracks in the mountain caused by pressure and that magma needs a lot of pressure to create new paths.
Mina: It was a yummy experiment! And so awesome!
Jack: I loved using the needle and the magma, it was cool.
Anna: Fake magma can totally double as fake blood for a costume.
Ideas to make this experiment better: Use a lighter color jello so that seeing the magma is easier. Use different sized bowls, and shapes to see if the results change. Maybe use red pudding instead of water so the magma is thicker.
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