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MAKE A THUNDERSTORM IN A TANK

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1 COLOURFUL CUBES

Choose a colour to represent the cold in your thunderstorm. For this example, we’ve chosen blue. Add water and a couple of drops of food colouring into each section of your ice cube tray and leave it to solidify in the freezer.

2 CONTRASTING TEMPERATURES

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