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Cornstarch Goo - Walking on Water

Look at the fun you can have with 100 boxes of cornstarch and a garden hose


This is a three part video segment showing you everything you need to know when it comes to making the perfect batch of cornstarch and water goo. Mix cornstarch and water in this classic experiment to form a gooey liquid and solid material that behaves like quicksand. Some people refer to this as the Oobleck recipe, others call it a Non-Newtonian fluid. After watching these video segments, you'll call it a great science lesson as your students learn about the amazing properties of this cornstarch and water mixture.

And yes... Steve shows you how to perform the "Cornstarch Walk on Water" on a much smaller scale - using only 100 boxes of cornstarch in a small pool - instead of the 2,500 pounds he used on the Ellen Show.

Watch the How to Make the Cornstarch Goo Video >

cornstarch goo

Emma Campbell missouri   -  September 1, 2009

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it was a fun project i did for 5th grade my teacher loved it