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Planting ideas in your slime since 3000 BC

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Explore We mostly know about very basic plants, like the ones that grow in your yard or even an apple tree. In class we learned how little the seeds are and how you don't just plant one. We are interested on how big seeds end up getting throughout it's growth.
Research Question Will seeds grow in different types of slime?
Predictions The seeds will grow in the water based slime The seeds will grow in the clear slime.
Experimental Design Procedure~ We will have three types of slime with two types of seeds and two little cups of each slime, we will see how each different seed reacts to each type of slime, we anticipate that this lad will work in the timespan of 8 to 10 days. Corn Starch Slime 2 cups cornstarch 1 cup warm water 1.Stir the cornstarch into the warm water, a little at a time until all of the starch has been added. The reason for using warm water instead of room temperature water is because this makes it easier to mix the slime without getting any clumps. You can add a little more starch if you want a thicker slime. Add a small amount of water if you want a runnier slime. Also, the consistency of the slime is affected by temperature. Warm slime will flow more readily than cool or refrigerated slime. Borax Slime 1. Mix approximately 1 tablespoon of borax with one cup (237 ml) of water. Stir it so the borax dissolves completely. In the large mixing bowl, add as much white glue as you’d like. Just leave enough room in the bowl to add borax solution. Add water to the mixing bowl with the white glue. Use the same amount of water as glue. Hint: If you used a full 8 oz (237 ml) bottle of glue, just fill it with water, swirl it to mix any extra glue, and pour it in. That’s the perfect amount of additional water. Wash your hands! (You don’t want dirt and germs in your new slime before you’ve even made it.) It’s time to get messy in the name of science. Use your hands to mix the water and the glue solution in the bowl. So you’re probably thinking, “This is way too sticky to be slime.” It is because you haven’t added the final ingredient yet. Add just a little bit of the borax solution at a time and keep mixing as you do. Adding the borax gradually gives you the consistency of slime you want in the end. It may take several additions to get it, too.
Conclusion Today when we came to school we saw that the plants had germinated even more. The millet has germinated the most and started to sprout. We watered them and will wait to see what happens. And the gel is made if polyacrylamide polymer gel, which can also be found in diapers... They are absorbent and will take in the water and distribute in correctly.
Investigation Theme WOS
Grade Level Middle School Students (grades 6,7,8)
School Name St. Sebastian School
Session Spring 2017

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