Oobleck

We made oobleck today. It was fascinating - who knew that cornstarch and water, in the right proportions, would seem to be both liquid and solid? If you click on the link, it'll tell you how it works - something that Ethan was interested in.


Benny and Alex didn't care about the science; they just enjoyed the sensory aspect of the activity.


Aside from the scientific educational value ("Non-Newtonian liquid," anyone?) it was educational in other ways. Like "don't put too much food coloring in it, or your hands will turn colors". (See, we read the Suess book "Bartholomew and the Oobleck", so it had to be green!)


And "This probably isn't the best activity to try on a day you're leaving for a trip and have lots of other things to do. Aside from the obvious clean-up issues, you're going to want to blog about it."


But it was worth it anyway.