Monday, June 9, 2014

Oobleck

Oobleck Recipes

      Oobleck is a fun mixture that can easily be made at home using materials that can be bought at the grocery store.  You do not want to get Oobleck on your clothes, carpet, or furniture.  Have an adult help you make and clean up the mixture.   Oobleck is not something that can be eaten!  There are many different recipes for Oobleck and they can be easily found on the Internet.

 

Oobleck #1

Materials Needed:

o   1 cup of cornstarch

o   ½ to ¾ cup of water

o   green food coloring

o   a large mixing container

 

Directions:

            Slowly combine cornstarch, a few drops of food coloring, and water into a container and stir. 

 

Oobleck #2

Materials Needed:

o   ¾ cup white glue

o   1 cup water

o   3 or 4 tablespoons of Borax

o   1 cup of water

o   green food coloring

o   2 small mixing containers

o   1 large mixing container

 

Directions:

 

Solution #1

Mix ¾ cup white glue and 1 cup of water in a small container and stir.

 

Solution #2

Mix 3 tablespoons of Borax and 1 cup of hot water into a small container.  Add a few drops of food coloring and stir.

 

Slowly mix together the two solutions by stirring and kneading until it clumps together.


--
Meredith Macon Katz
5th Grade Teacher
Kannapolis Intermediate School
525 East C St.
Kannapolis, NC 28083
704-932-4161ext128
meredith.katz@kcs.k12.nc.us

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