When we check the headlines each day, we’re usually not expecting to read about slime (unless it’s a review for Ghostbusters). But lo and behold, there’s all sorts of slimy news to be found!
Slime in caverns, on rooftops, underwater, and more. Read on for our gooey assortment of news related to slime, oobleck, and other non-Newtonian fluids.
If you find an interesting (and slimy) story, please share with us in the comments below!
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Posted by Donna Giachetti
Non-Newtonian fluids are wonderful teaching tools for students of any age. Just bring some slime, honey, ketchup, or sour cream into your classroom and the learning begins! This fun lesson and worksheet makes it easy to teach students how to identify the properties of solids, liquids, and non-Newtonian fluids.
Lesson credit: University of Waikato, New Zealand (www.sciencelearn.org.nz).
Click on the image below for a full-size, printable PDF version of this 3-page lesson. Enjoy!
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Posted by Donna Giachetti
We love finding new products to share with our customers. Our goal at Educational Innovations is to provide you with all sorts of “Super! Wow! Neat!”® science that will ensure your students are learning… and having fun. But if we had to pick one favorite from our long list of best-selling materials, it would be slime, hands down.
Call it goop, oobleck, slime, or gak—one thing is certain: this stuff is HANDS-ON like nothing else! It’s simply fantastic as a teaching tool, whether you’re discussing polymers, viscosity, cross-linking, shear stress, non-Newtonian fluids, or anything else you can think of! Plus, it’s always good for laughs.
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Posted by Donna Giachetti
By Nancy Foote
When a little kid comes up to you and asks you do science, it’s hard to say no. But when you’re a science teacher, and that little kid is your granddaughter, you know you have to come up with something fast.
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By Roy Bentley and Ken Crawford
There are so many things happening in the world of energy these days. One only needs to watch the news or Google the word “energy” to find myriad examples and discussions of pipelines, carbon footprints, windmills, climate change and more.
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Posted by Donna Giachetti
