Oobleck

Mary Ennis and Niki Diestel

Oobleck: What Do Scientisits Do?

What You Need

For the Class:

• Lots of newspaper
• 1 roll of masking tape
• 1 small squezze bottle of green food coloring
• 1 extra 16 oz. box of cornstarch
• 1 measuring cup (1-4 cup capacity)
• 1 large mixing bowl or small bucket (6-8 liters)
• water
• paper towels
• chalk
• chalkboard
• poster of Viking mission
• (optional) selection of small wood, paper, plastic, and metal items (e.g. toothpicks, popsicle sticks, plastic silverware, straws, etc.)
• (optional) hotplate and saucepan

For each team of 4-6 students:

• 1 deep plastic bowl (at least 2 quarts)
• 1 16 oz. box cornstarch
• 1 felt-tipped marker or crayon
• 2 sheets of paper (at least 16” x 20”)