Oobleck!

Bartholomew and the Oobleck!

Back in 1949, Dr. Suess wrote a book about crazy stuff falling from the sky in the Kingdom of Didd. This stuff was created by the king's wizards and was stick and gooey and caused all sorts of problems. They called the stuff Oobleck.

Teachers for years have been creating their own versions of Oobleck for use in science classrooms as learners explore the different states/phases of matter.

Our version is simply made by mixing corn starch and water.

The great thing about the mixture is that learners can feel how the substance acts like a solid when they squeeze the molecules together, yet the substance flows freely like a liquid when pressure is released! It really is a lot of fun to play with!