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This Non-Newtonian Fluids—How Slow Can You Go? lesson plan also includes:
- How Slow Can You Go?—Activity Sheet
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Children enjoy playing with silly putty, but it provides more than just fun. Young scientists make their own silly putty using different recipes. After a bit of fun, they test and graph the viscosity of each.
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Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
- List other non-Newtonian fluids students are familiar with, such as ketchup and chilled caramel topping
Classroom Considerations
- Use caution with the food coloring, as it stains many surfaces
- Relies on prior knowledge of the properties of solids and liquids as well as how to collect and graph data
Pros
- Uses cheap materials, so it is easy to do for many classrooms
- Easy to adapt to lower ability levels and higher academic levels
- Connects science and math
Cons
- None