Monday, January 18, 2010

Asthenosphere Goo!

What a mess! We were studying the asthenosphere in science and I had the idea to make goo for my kids because that layer of the Earth is considered a solid but moves like a liquid. The girls wanted to help me, so we began our goo making adventure!

Allison loved playing in the red goo! Good thing she had a cookie sheet under her bowl because she made a mess! Should've shown this picture to my students to show them what NOT to do with their goo at school! Oh the horror in the classroom to see a mess like that! Good thing the mixture is just corn starch, water and food coloring. A big mess turns into some powder when dried that leaves your hands so silky soft!
Emma enjoyed watching the solid pieces almost melt into liquid. This project would be perfect for my science lab! Thanks for the help girlies!
A bowl of goo all set to pour into petri dishes to take to school. Watch out 6th graders...bring on the asthenoshphere goo-style!

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