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Homemade Ice Cream

Jan 06, 2009 1 Comment by Carl

Making ice cream at home or in the classroom is easy. With just a few simple supplies you can squish up a batch in just about 15 minutes.

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How to make Slime

Jan 05, 2009 1 Comment by Carl

Here is our recipe for slime. This polymer goo is similar to flubber and just as much fun. Try making both to see how changing the amounts of ingredients can make a huge change in the end produce. Just be sure you don’t dispose of it down your sink or you will plug your drain [...]

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Create a Gum-drop dome

Dec 26, 2008 No Comments

With just a few gumdrops and some toothpicks you can build some pretty cool structures that are amazingly strong yet simple in design.

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How to make Oobleck

Dec 22, 2008 32 Comments

Oobleck is a crazy material made from cornstarch and water that can behave like a solid or a liquid depending on how you treat it. Check out the simple recipe and some experiments you can do at home or in the classroom.

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Film Canister Rockets

Dec 22, 2008 No Comments

Film canister rockets are always pretty amazing considering all that powers them is a little bit of Alka-seltzer and water. The launching time is always a bit unpredictable and that just adds to the fun.

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