I've posted about how wonderful flubber is before.
Flubber is a staple in our classroom.
Lately, we've been experimenting with it.
I've read about putting flubber in a strainer in the Ooey Gooey books, and saw it in action here at Casa Marias Creative Learning Zone.
All I really needed was a strainer to get the ball rolling, and I found a really nifty one with handles!
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| I used a sturdy string tied on each side of it to hang it. I'm not tall enough to reach the ceiling, even standing on a chair, so I hung it on our cubby hooks. |
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| It takes a while before anything interesting happens, but after about twenty minutes or so, they started noticing the flubber in a strainer. |
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| It was REALLY hard for them not to touch it, but I wanted them to see the full effect of dripping flubber before playing with it. |
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| ...And then they could touch it! :) |
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Chris experiments with touching the flubber with his nose...and makes a discovery.
"I can see through it!" |
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| It has an interesting effect. The flubber takes on the properties of a liquid in SLOOOOW motion. I love the little rain drops. |
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| They had fun pulling on the flubber and knocking down the little rain drops. Be warned...if you decide to try this...lay down a some newspapers or a tarp, because they will be sure to knock the little pieces EVERYWHERE! If you don't, well, it was easy enough to sweep up. |
The next day, using the assistance of my 6 foot tall co-teacher, Mr. Matt, the flubber was hung from the ceiling (during nap time.) We added a funnel, too.
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| The display began attracting attention during snack time. |
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| After they finished eating, they couldn't resist the flubber table. As the flubber dripped and broke, they loved to catch it and use it for play. |
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| The glass stones add a special element to play. |
Here was the view looking up.
How magical!
Happy playing!
