SLIME TIME...!!!

Slime is fun material that you can make yourself using common household ingredients. The ingredients start out as liquids, but when you mix them together chemical bonds form between the molecules in the slime, forming a substance known as a polymer. You encounter polymers every day. Examples of common polymers include the cellulose in paper and trees, keratin in hair and nails, and all types of plastics.

YOU WILL NEED.

¤ Elmer's glue
¤ Disposable cup
¤ Food coloring (you pick the color)
¤ 100 grams of corn starch
¤ 100 mL of water
¤ Table spoon

WHAT TO DO.

1. Put 100 mL of water in a cup,
2. Dissolve 100 grams of corn starch and stir it until it mixed properly.
3. Put 2 drops of food coloring and heat up the mixture
4. Wait until the mixture turned to become slime
5. Wait until the mixture is cooling down (once it cooled down, store it in a tight-air container)
6. Your slime is ready to play.



HOW DOES IT WORK.


Now for the SCIENCE part...!!! this polymer is very unique because it has the both properties of solid and liquid. It can take shape its container as a liquid, also you can hold it in your hand and pick it up like a solid does. As we know the particles of solid are tightly packed together, liquid particles break apart and spread out. As a polymer, the molecules are CHAIN together as a huge molecule (they can strecth and bend  like chains) and that makes them very special. Rubber band, plastic soda bottles, sneaker soles are example of polymers. The polymer that you made need to be kept in a tight-air container when you are not playing with that. Have fun!