• Extra: If you have a large plastic bin or tub, you can make a big batch
of Oobleck.
A quick tap on the surface
of Oobleck will make it feel hard, because it forces the cornstarch particles together.
See 4 versions
of oobleck we've made below.
When I first out bringing together these non toxic slime recipes, I really thought we would ONLY be playing with variations
of oobleck.
-LSB-...] Frozen Oobleck Inspiration Laboratories The kids can whip up a simple batch
of oobleck, then toss everything into the freezer.
Not exact matches
The frozen kool - aid
oobleck slipped out
of the moulds easily and took just a few minutes to be warm enough to handle.
Oobleck is one
of those fun science experiment / sensory play ideas that most likely many
of us have tried before.
So I have kind
of steered clear
of slime (apart from
oobleck of course — because it is so easy and fun and clever and genius) for some time.
I've not thought
of adding fruit or veg puree to
oobleck, what a sensory fun idea!
For a taste safe version
of slime, try making
oobleck.
Play dough,
oobleck, and paint are a few that have very simple ingredients and that are excellent to whip up for all kinds
of play with your kids.
Oobleck is one
of my most favorite sensory activities.
Yale University physicist Eric Brown is fond
of demonstrating the weirdness
of cornstarch and water, sometimes called
Oobleck, by mixing them together with a metal shaft.
«A crack in the mystery
of «
oobleck» — friction thickens fluids.»
The NIST and Georgetown scientists have developed a new picture to describe
oobleck and similar mixtures
of fine particles suspended in liquids.
By revealing missing details behind the odd behavior
of a science fair favorite — a soupy mixture known as «
oobleck» that switches back and forth between liquid and solid — scientists from the National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Georgetown University could help to end a long - running scientific debate and improve processes ranging from pouring concrete to making better body armor.
from Scientific American «States
of Matter» overview from Idaho Public Television's Dialogue for Kids Slime and Goo activities from the American Chemical Society's Science for Kids
Oobleck, Slime & Dancing Spaghetti: Twenty terrific at - home science experiments inspired by favorite children's books by Jennifer Williams, ages 4 — 8 The Everything Kids» Easy Science Experiments Book: Explore the world
of science through quick and easy experiments!
Does the
Oobleck remind you
of anything else?