Great Balls of Goop

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In this activity, learners mix white craft glue and borax solution together to produce a surprising new material: GOOP! Sometimes when two substances are combined the properties of the substances change. In this case, the properties of the new substance are unlike the original glue or borax solution, and the substance behaves in a very unusual way. [Activity is publicly available through a web crawler capture on Archive.org. Activity write-up only, images are unavailable.]

Quick Guide

Preparation Time:
5 to 10 minutes
Learning Time:
10 to 30 minutes
Estimated Materials Cost:
1 cent - $1 per student
Age Range:
Ages 6 - 11
Resource Type:
Activity
Language:
English

Materials List (per student)

  • White craft glue
  • Craft stick
  • Borax
  • 2 paper cups
  • Water
  • Measuring spoons
  • Clean-up materials (paper towels, soap)
  • Zipper top plastic baggies or small plastic container

Keywords

Subjects

  • Physical Sciences
    • Chemistry
      • Chemical Reactions
      • Solutions
    • States of Matter
      • Solids
      • Liquids

Audience

To use this activity, learners need to:

  • see
  • touch

Learning styles supported:

  • Involves hands-on or lab activities

Other

Access Rights:

  • Free access

By:

Source Collection

  • TryScience

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