Plus you can add in so many more components to make your slime even more interesting. So get back to the slime. Just keep it away from the carpet. All About Non-Newtonian Liquids. Is Slime a Solid or a Liquid? Playing with Polymers. This is the best basic slime recipe. You can play with it as is for a great sensory activity. This recipe is also the base recipe for making more complicated, customized slimes.
Tips: You can make custom slime more quickly by using colored glue, glitter glue, or clear glue. Safety: This recipe does use Borax, a natural cleanser. It should be made with adult supervision.
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Saving this! I have been wanting to do slime with my son forever. I love your scientific explanation, too. Because I have no clue! I super love your sciency posts and how you explain what things are and how they work!
I have yet to try to make slime with my kid but he loves playdoh so maybe I should get brave ha. We were just experimenting with slime the other day! We have several go to recipes, but the slime with borax is always the best! What's In This Post? Solid or Liquid? Non-Newtonian Liquid Viscosity What does this mean for slime? Tools Bowls Measuring Spoons Spoons. Get as much as possible to dissolve and set aside.
Put 4 ounces of glue into a bowl. Mix in 4 ounces of warm water. Put in your add-ins. This is when you add coloring, glitter, or anything else you want to customize your slime. Add the Borax mixture one spoonful at a time, mixing as you go. Continue to add Borax solution until your slime is the consistency you desire. Slime can be stored in a sealed container for several weeks.
Notes This is the best basic slime recipe. This recipe can be scaled up or down to make the amount of slime you want. Recommended Products As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.
How useful was this post? Click on a star to rate it! Let us improve this post! Slime is what we call a polymer. A polymer is a substance made up of a long chain of molecules that repeat. These chains are able to slide past each other. Glue is also a type of polymer. You have now made a new polymer! Other polymers you may be familiar with are plastic baggies, instant snow, and balloons.
Viscosity is how scientists measure the friction in a liquid and determines how fast or slow a liquid flows. Water has a low viscosity and flows quickly while liquids like slime, corn syrup, soap, and molasses have a high viscosity and move slowly. Chemistry Expert. Helmenstine holds a Ph. She has taught science courses at the high school, college, and graduate levels. Facebook Facebook Twitter Twitter. Updated November 03, Featured Video.
Cite this Article Format. Helmenstine, Anne Marie, Ph. The Science of Slime. Frequently Asked Questions About Slime. The Science Behind Firecrackers and Sparklers. Top Chemistry Projects for Bored Kids. Your Privacy Rights. To change or withdraw your consent choices for ThoughtCo. For my slime I created the borate ion by mixing the bicarbonate of soda or baking soda with the boric acid and sodium borate in the contact lens solution and when it comes in contact with the PVA glue the mixture gradually begins to thicken and turns into a viscous, gooey mass.
This is because when the polyvinyl alcohol is combined with borate ion they undergo a chemical reaction called an endothermic reaction. An endothermic reaction absorbs heat energy and we can see this at work when the slime goes cold! It also creates a non-newtonian fluid.
The amazing thing about non-newtonian fluids is that they are neither a solid or a liquid, you can pick slime up like a solid but it will slide through your fingers like a liquid. Slime also does not have its own shape so it can change to fit whatever container it is in. Yet, because of its elasticity, it can be bounced like a ball.
Using these examples you can demonstrate how the viscosity of non-newtonian fluids change and teach the properties of liquids and solids. You can play around with the quantities of these ingredients, in particular, the contact lens solution, to create slimes with different viscosities. The more contact lens solution you add the thicker the slime becomes and vice versa, the less you add the oozier it becomes.
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