Posts
Water molecules go in between the starch molecules....
Vocabulary: colloid(s); suspension(s); solution(s); matter; molecules
Spangler does the "walk" across a cornstarch mixture tub on Ellen!
(Ellen Degeneres, February 13, 2008)
He tries to talk Ellen into it, but, a member of the audience does it instead...Ashley from LA.
Advice: Go fast. If not, you sink. (Spangler shows how!)
Ashley goes back and forth... She has fun and doesn't sink.
It's a lot of cornstarch!
So, what is the science?
Other "Cornstarch Science"
http://www.kidzone.ws/science/cornstarch.htm
.
.
.
More Non-Newtonian Fluid Information:
.
.
.
http://60secondscience.org/activities/cornstarchAndWater.html
.
A related journal article:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V8Y-3WRBNP8-1&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=4313de27416a85d7f1143328ba3abab0
.
Relate this "Cornstarch Science" to the Science Standards---Lesson Plan: www.nbtc.cornell.edu/education/kitlib/getlessonplan.php?id=51
"Cornstarch Science" teaches about nanotechnology!!!
www.bowlesphysics.com/nano/Nanotechnology.ppt
Note: Some of the videos have spelling errors. Did you catch them? Try to catch errors by proof reading whenever you do any work.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
The link to the Key Conundrum episode may or may not show the "cornstarch" part. It is described today at http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TV-Show-Blog/Big-Bang-Theory/Episode-Recap-Barbarian/800048013
Click to read more.
The Key Conundrum episode of the Big Bang Theory (Television program, airing on or about 10-6-08, which parents and caregivers may want to watch before or instead of sharing with children as there is a lot of grown-up innuendo) has a small portion on using cornstarch and water: http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TV-Show-Blog/Big-Bang-Theory/Episode-Recap-Barbarian/800048013 Sometimes they do not show the whole episode.
Link here to episode information.
Post a Comment