What in the World is Oobleck?

Intended for Upper Elementary Students
Latest update to this document: 7 October 2003

Hello! Have you ever heard of oobleck? If not, this page and the following links will teach you about the properties of oobleck. The last links will teach you how to make your own oobleck. Trust me, this won't take very long, and at the end, you will have a lot of fun with the oobleck you make! Let's get started!

First, you should know that everything is a property of matter. What is matter? Well, it comes in 3 forms--in a solid, a liquid, or a gas. Today, we are going to learn a little bit about solids and liquids.

Click on the link below to begin!

What's a Solid?


Links

CS255 Computers in El Ed Home Page

Link to Northern Michigan University


A. Hebein: ahebein@nmu.edu