Activity Description:

In this activity, students make slime (corn flour) and investigate its properties. They will try to classify slime based on what they know about the three states of matter. They will explore this special type of fluid. 

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This activity addresses the following Solomon Islands Year 7 Science Learning Outcomes for Unit 7.3: Solids, Liquids, and Gases

• 7.3.2 understand the different states of matter (u)
  • 7.3.2.1 use the idea of particle movement to explain the difference between the three states of matter: solids, liquids and gases
• 7.3.3 be able to investigate physical changes (s)
  • 7.3.3.1 investigate and explain the changes caused by heating
    and cooling of solids, liquids, and gases
    7.3.3.2 draw a simple particle diagram to show the change of
    state from one form to another

This material was sourced from the Science by Doing online curriculum unit Rock, Paper, Scissors by the Australian Academy of Science, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License at www.sciencebydoing.edu.au