Viscosity and ‘racing’ liquids

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Try this investigation to get learners talking about properties of different liquids, with detailed teacher notes, classroom slides and a video demonstration.

This experiment focuses on the viscosity of different liquids. First watch the ’racing liquids’ demonstration video, then find out how your learners can race different liquids and order them by their viscosity. 

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