OOBLECK
for OUTSIDE FUN
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OOBLECK- OUTSIDE FUN- Very Messy
Oobleck isn’t a liquid or a solid, it’s a non-Newtonian fluid. At times, it may seem like a solid and other times it feels like a liquid. It acts differently than a normal solid or liquid. Find out how.
1. Mix 2 cups of cornstarch to 1 cup of water into a bowl. Mix the cornstarch and water until your Oobleck is formed. Add a few drops of food coloring, if wanted.
2. If you find the mixture is a little too watery and not forming into a solid when you pull the Oobleck out of your bowl then add more cornstarch. If you find the mixture is not dripping like a liquid, add a little more water. Just keep experimenting until you get the consistency of Oobleck.
OOBLECK- OUTSIDE FUN- Very Messy
Oobleck isn’t a liquid or a solid, it’s a non-Newtonian fluid. At times, it may seem like a solid and other times it feels like a liquid. It acts differently than a normal solid or liquid. Find out how.
- 2 cups cornstarch
- 1 cup water
- Food coloring (optional)
1. Mix 2 cups of cornstarch to 1 cup of water into a bowl. Mix the cornstarch and water until your Oobleck is formed. Add a few drops of food coloring, if wanted.
2. If you find the mixture is a little too watery and not forming into a solid when you pull the Oobleck out of your bowl then add more cornstarch. If you find the mixture is not dripping like a liquid, add a little more water. Just keep experimenting until you get the consistency of Oobleck.
- Pick up the oobleck with your hands and form a ball. Then let go of the ball and watch it melt into your hands.
- Play with it.
- Step in it.
- Use a strainer to see what happens.
- Research what floats or sinks in it.
- Freeze it and discover what happens.
- Build a spaceship or boat that can float using household materials.
- Build a structure from Legoes. What happens?