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Mixing up a batch of home made ice cream in a zip lock bag.

Homemade Ice Cream

06 Jan 2009/2 Comments/in /by

Making ice cream is actually pretty easy to do and you don’t need any fancy equipment if you’re just making small batches for fun. This is a great Saturday afternoon activity. You’ll be surprised at how good it actually tastes. Just keep in mind this is not low-fat low-calorie. In fact you’d be better off calling this the full-fat high-cal version. This recipe is enough for one person to make one dish, but you can always scale it up a bit so you can share with friends as well.
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Imag it 15 - Lava lamps

Make a non-toxic lava lamp at home

06 Jan 2009/3 Comments/in /by

This is one of our most popular do at home activities! With just a few items from your kitchen you can create a bubbling version of a lava lamp. To get started gather up some vegetable oil, water, food coloring, a plastic bottle and some effervescing (the bubbling kind) antacid tablets.

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wide-slime

How to make Slime

05 Jan 2009/2 Comments/in , /by

Slime is one of those easy-to-do, fun activities that never gets old. There is something that everyone loves about making a substance that is gooey and gross. It always reminds me of Halloween and of course, chemistry and polymers.

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Ink Marker Chromatography

22 Dec 2008/10 Comments/in /by

Are black inks all the same? This experiment will allow you determine what colors are combined to make black ink in some common water based markers. Read more →

oobleck hands

How to make Oobleck

22 Dec 2008/55 Comments/in , /by

Oobleck is a suspension of cornstarch and water that can behave like a solid or a liquid depending on how much pressure you apply. Try to grab some in your hand and it will form a solid ball in your palm just until you release the pressure, then it will flow out between your fingers. Materials that behave this way are classified as non-Newtonian liquids because their flow properties are not described by a constant viscosity. The name Oobleck comes from the 1949 children’s book, Bartholomew and the Oobleck, by Dr. Seuss. In the story, King Derwin is bored with the four types of weather in his kingdom. So he tells his Royal Magicians that he wants something new to fall from the sky. Bartholomew begs him not to do it because he knows something bad will happen. But King Derwin doesn’t listen.
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