Nutty Putty

Nutty Putty ~20 Minutes

Objectives: To make nutty putty, a substance that isn't clearly liquid or solid

Outcomes:
-describe properties of materials, including colour, shape, size, and weight (grade 2)
-identify the properties of solids, liquids, and gasses (grade 2)

Materials: School glue, Borax, Water, Food coloring, Small paper cups, Popsicle stick

Doing it:
A1. in a paper cup combined 1 tsp borax and 1 cup warm water and mix until dissolved.
A2. in a second cup, mix 1/4 cup white glue with 1 tbsp water and drop of food dye and mix well.
A3. pour 1 tsp of cup A into cup B and mix vigorously with popsicle stick until a clump forms (usually onto the popsicle stick)

B1. Remove clump from solution and knead in hands quickly, kneading will help nutty putty to form.
B2. play with the putty, does the putty bounce? does it stretch or flow? is the putty a solid or a liquid? why?