There's never a wrong time for slime, and the holidays are no exception. While messy, slime is a fun sensory experience that exposes young learners to the topic of states of matter. Matter is everywhere and everything and, generally speaking, there are three types of matter:
Solids are things you can touch and have a defined shape.
Examples of solids are a table, chair, car, building, shoes, soil.
Liquids are generally wet and keep the shape of the container they are in.
Examples of liquids are water, juice, wet paint, milk, coffee.
Gases are all around us, we just can't always see or see them. One way to feel gas is to blow into your hands. That air you feel is a gas. It's carbon dioxide.
Slime is fun because it doesn't exactly fit into any of the above categories.
Solids are things you can touch and have a defined shape.
Examples of solids are a table, chair, car, building, shoes, soil.
Liquids are generally wet and keep the shape of the container they are in.
Examples of liquids are water, juice, wet paint, milk, coffee.
Gases are all around us, we just can't always see or see them. One way to feel gas is to blow into your hands. That air you feel is a gas. It's carbon dioxide.
Slime is fun because it doesn't exactly fit into any of the above categories.
BASIC MATERIALS:
Shaving cream, cornstarch, glue, food color, liquid starch (for the detergent aisle), several bowls, spoons, paper towels, cinnamon. Optional: glitter, peppermint oil, vanilla extract.
EXPERIMENT #1: FLUFFY SLIME
Fill three bowls halfway with shaving cream. Add different food color to each bowl. We recommend making one green, one red, and leaving the last bowl white. Add about 1/4 cup of liquid starch to each bowl and approximately 3 tablespoons of glue. Mix each bowl well with a separate spoon to keep the colors from mixing. You can add more or less liquid starch depending the desired consistency. Glitter can be added to the mix as well.
EXPERIMENT #2: SENSORY SLIME
Fill a bowl with a small bottle of glue and add 3 tablespoons of cinnamon. Add 2 tablespoons of warm water and mix well. Add approximately 1/4 cup of liquid starch to mixture. Mix very well! You can make different slime scents by adding peppermint oil or vanilla extract instead of the cinnamon.
EXPERIMENT #3: CORNSTARCH SLIME
Place 1 cup of cornstarch in a bowl and add 1/2 cup of warm water to bowl. You can add food color and glitter to the mixture if you wish. Mix with your hands. Pick up a piece of the slime. Is it a solid that then melts in your hand? If so, you have the right mixture. You can add more cornstarch to the mixture as needed. Make sure to mix well!
Shaving cream, cornstarch, glue, food color, liquid starch (for the detergent aisle), several bowls, spoons, paper towels, cinnamon. Optional: glitter, peppermint oil, vanilla extract.
EXPERIMENT #1: FLUFFY SLIME
Fill three bowls halfway with shaving cream. Add different food color to each bowl. We recommend making one green, one red, and leaving the last bowl white. Add about 1/4 cup of liquid starch to each bowl and approximately 3 tablespoons of glue. Mix each bowl well with a separate spoon to keep the colors from mixing. You can add more or less liquid starch depending the desired consistency. Glitter can be added to the mix as well.
EXPERIMENT #2: SENSORY SLIME
Fill a bowl with a small bottle of glue and add 3 tablespoons of cinnamon. Add 2 tablespoons of warm water and mix well. Add approximately 1/4 cup of liquid starch to mixture. Mix very well! You can make different slime scents by adding peppermint oil or vanilla extract instead of the cinnamon.
EXPERIMENT #3: CORNSTARCH SLIME
Place 1 cup of cornstarch in a bowl and add 1/2 cup of warm water to bowl. You can add food color and glitter to the mixture if you wish. Mix with your hands. Pick up a piece of the slime. Is it a solid that then melts in your hand? If so, you have the right mixture. You can add more cornstarch to the mixture as needed. Make sure to mix well!
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