Properties of Matter What Is Oobleck?

Configure & Price

Reference: IS.1003

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$36.50

This kit has been designed to introduce young students (K-4) to the concepts of matter in a fun, safe, hands-on way. Students are given samples of both a solid and a liquid so that they can perform some simple experiments that demonstrate the differences. The students are then given a sample of “Our Friend Ooblek” (a non-Newtonian fluid) to use in the same experiments and are asked to determine if Oobleck is a solid or a liquid.

Disciplinary Core Ideas: PS1.A; PS1.B

Performance Expectations: 2-PS1-3; 5-PS1-1; 5-PS1-2

Cross Cutting Concepts: Energy and Matter; Scale, Proportion, and Quantity

Includes:

1000g Oobleck powder
10x solid samples
30x holding trays
10x testing spatulas

Reference IS.1003

Items needed, but not included: 2x large containers (e.g., buckets or bowls)
Large scoop or ladle
Water
Quantity: 3 lab groups
Includes: Teachers manual and Student Study Guide copymasters

Resources

Safety Data Sheet - (IS3705)

Investigation-5-SDS

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