MAKE A BOUNCY BALL
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MATERiALS: • Borax (You can find this at the grocery store near the laundry detergent) • Cornstarch • Craft glue • Warm water • Measuring spoons • Craft stick • Two small bowls HOW TO DO iT: 1. In one bowl, mix together 2 tablespoons of warm water and a ½ teaspoon of borax. Stir this until the borax is dissolved. 2. In the other bowl, add 1 tablespoon of glue. Slowly add ½ teaspoon of the borax and water mixture and 1 tablespoon of cornstarch. Let these ingredients sit for a few seconds and then stir them together. 3. Soon, your mixture will be too difficult to stir. Remove it from the bowl and start shaping it into a ball using your hands. 4. After a minute, the ball should stop being sticky. Give it a bounce and try it out! 5. Try making balls with different amounts of ingredients – how does this change your bouncy ball? You can also add glitter or food coloring to the mix to make the bouncy ball uniquely yours! MAKE A BOUNCY BALL Find more fun activities like this one for free at www.academy.animaljam.com © 2015 WildWorks, Inc. All rights reserved. With some simple chemistry you can make your very own bouncy ball!
Transcript of MAKE A BOUNCY BALL
MATERiALS: • Borax (You can find this at the grocery store near the laundry detergent)
• Cornstarch • Craft glue • Warm water • Measuring spoons • Craft stick • Two small bowls
HOW TO DO iT: 1. In one bowl, mix together 2 tablespoons of warm water and a ½ teaspoon of borax. Stir this until the borax is dissolved. 2. In the other bowl, add 1 tablespoon of glue. Slowly add ½ teaspoon of the borax and water mixture and 1 tablespoon of cornstarch. Let these ingredients sit for a few seconds and then stir them together. 3. Soon, your mixture will be too difficult to stir. Remove it from the bowl and start shaping it into a ball using your hands. 4. After a minute, the ball should stop being sticky. Give it a bounce and try it out! 5. Try making balls with different amounts of ingredients – how does this change your bouncy ball? You can also add glitter or food coloring to the mix to make the bouncy ball uniquely yours!
MAKE ABOUNCY BALL
Find more fun activities like this one for free at www.academy.animaljam.com© 2015 WildWorks, Inc. All rights reserved.
With some simple chemistry you canmake your very own bouncy ball!
