Kids will love mixing up a batch of this to play hide and seek with Oobleck Science Activity.
It is a funscience projectfor kids in Kindergarten on up.
Understanding your senses is an important skill for children to develop.
ThisOobleck Science Activityis fantastic for kindergarten and up.
If you have never made oobleck, you are really missing out!
This simple Oobleck Science Activity is fun, easy, inexpensive and keeps kids of all ages mesmerized.
Oobleck Recipe
To make oobleck mix 2 cups of cornstarch and 1 cup of warm water.
Mix it with your hands so it’s possible for you to feel when it is completely blended.
Oobleck will become solid under pressure, then behave like a liquid once the pressure is removed.
Keep some water and cornstarch nearby so you could adjust as needed to get the perfect consistency.
We used a variety of little toys.
This activity is focused on exploring the sense of touch.
Have the children explore the items with their hands.
Ask them to close their eyes and give a shot to memorize how each item feels.
Then, once they are finished with an item add it to the oobleck.
What happens to the items?
Do they sink or float?
make a run at push the items down.
Thats because the oobleck is becoming solid under pressure.
The items wont move through the solid substance.
To get the objects to submerse, gentle pressure should be used.
Let them explore the best ways to find, uncover and identify the items.
The Science Behind Oobleck
The science behind oobleck is calledshear thickening.
The cornstarch is not dissolving when you mix it into the water, it is simply suspended.
Want to play with more oobleck science?
Drape the area to help with clean up.
Never put oobleck down the drain.
Scrape it into a garbage bag and dispose of it that way.
Your pipes will thank you!
Oobleck is non-toxic, but still not recommended for children too young to understand not to eat it.
