How to Make Goop!

It’s time to create a substance that would blow Einstein’s mind! Defying the laws of physics, this extraordinary goop is the easiest and most exciting experiment that children of all ages have enjoyed creating for many years. With just a few basic ingredients this creation can make any rainy or boring day come to life. Is it a liquid or is it a solid? I guess it’s time to find out…

You will need:

• 1 Bowl
• 1 Spoon
• Food Coloring of any color
• 1 cup of Corn Starch
• 1/3 cup of Water
• 1 cup measuring cup
• 1/3 cup measuring cup
• 1 zip lock bag
• Clean, flat working environment that can get a little messy

Measure 1 cup of Corn Starch loosely (don’t pack down) and pour it into your bowl.

Measure 1/3 cup of water and pour it into the same bowl as the Corn Starch.

Squeeze three drops of color into your Corn Starch and water mixture.

Now take your spoon and start to mix the corn starch, water and food coloring.

Note: The corn starch will make the consistency of your creation hard to mix but if you keep scraping the bottom of the bowl and stirring, until you can no longer see the color white of the starch then you are making progress.

Make sure you are over a table where you don’t mind making a little mess, and grab a handful of goop with your hands and start to knead it between your palms.

To keep your goop in perfect condition it is time to store it in your sip lock bag. Use your spoon to scrape the sides of the mixing bowl and spoon it into the zip lock bag and secure the seal tightly.

Use a paper towel and a little bit of water to wipe down your working station. The starch will clean up very easily and it will be as if your experiment never happened!

The ideas and ingredients for this project came from "How to Make Oobleck" on Wikihow. http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Oobleck