Comments on: Smooth – Goop!!! (Weekly Unplugged Project)

By: Mom Unplugged

Mom Unplugged — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:02:23 +0000

Excellent point about the borax method. I really wouldn’t want them putting laundry starch in their mouth either, so young children should certainly be well supervised with this activity no matter how it is done. Thanks for the information!

By: Sandra Koster

Sandra Koster — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:48:21 +0000

Be careful using borax. It shouldn’t be used with really young children who will put things in their mouth or who can’t be trusted to wash their hands after the activity. The MSDS from jtbaker (http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/s3122.htm) lists the estimated lethal dose as 15 to 20 grams or somewhere around a tablespoon of the dry powder. That would be like drinking a whole cup of Stephanie’s borax mixture but still you should be careful.

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By: John

John — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:36:54 +0000

I love the Oobleck experiment. I did it with my 4 year old son this weekend. He learned about non-newtonian fluids, polymers, and molecule chains. Cool stuff! We found a fun site with neat science experiments like this. I will put the link below for anyone interested.

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Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:23:51 +0000

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By: julie

julie — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:33:21 +0000

I use this in my classroom. I extend it by putting out markers. They dot or color the goop. the kids explore what happens to the colors as you manipulate the goop. Messy….. but exciting.

By: Daphne

Daphne — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:30:30 +0000

My kids are going to go crazy over this! Thanks so much for sharing.

By: Jazzy

Jazzy — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:09:36 +0000

My son and I make this all the time, he loves this stuff! Jazzys last blog post..AirMouse.

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:48:28 +0000

This is very similar to a thing Dr. Suess calls Oobleck! He wrote a book called Bartholomew and the Oobleck. They made a similar goop, but this takes on the properties of a solid and a liquid. You would need bowls instead of cups, but it is really entertaining! It is just water and cornstarch (2 parts cornstarch, 1 part water, food coloring if you want).

By: Becky@BoysRuleMyLife

Becky@BoysRuleMyLife — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:33:02 +0000

ok... better late than never... :) cool, goop, btw! you are so much braver than I am! Becky@BoysRuleMyLifes last blog post..What's Smoother than a Smoothie?