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Mad Scientist

Slime Lab

Imagine a world without toys. Scary thought, right? The truth is, without chemistry and other science, some of our favorite toys like slime, action figures, and bouncing balls would not exist. Why? These toys are made of chemicals that make them work! As we wrap up this week, you'll get to experiment with a few more chemical reactions in order to create your very own slime, learn about wild substances like Oobleck (no, we did not make that up), and more.

what you’ll need

A computer, tablet, or mobile phone and access to the internet
White glue (like Elmer's)
Baking soda
Eyedrops or contact lens saline solution (with boric acid or sodium borate in the ingredients)
Food coloring (optional)

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FOR PARENTS

Ask About Today

What were some of your favorite things you learned about chemistry this week?

Dinner Discussion

If you could magically turn into slime, what would you look like? What color and other things would you be mixed with, and when would it be handy to turn into it?

Skip the Ads

Unfortunately, online videos often start with short advertisements. Remind your campers to click the "Skip" button as soon as they can to move ahead to the video.

explore

15-30 minutes

It's A-Slime!

Slime was actually a mistake made in a lab, but it became a phenomenon overnight.

WATCH

Remember: Online videos often start with advertisements. (Annoying, we agree!) Click the "Skip" button as soon as you can to move ahead to the video.

Slime Superstar

Meet Alyssa Jagan, a Slime Superstar who makes slime for a living and enjoys every single slimy second of her job.

WATCH

Why Are So Many Toys Made of Plastic?

Plastic is one of the most notable chemical inventions of all time. Check out this video to learn why it became a key ingredient to so many toys.

WATCH

create

15-30 minutes

Ready to Make Some Fluffy Slime?

Of course you are! See what happens when you mix a little shaving cream, water, food coloring and glue. This can get messy, so do it so someplace where it's easy to clean up, like a kitchen counter. (Younger kinda campers will also need some help from a grown-up.)

CHECK IT OUT

Share your work! We'd love to see it. Ask a parent to email a photo or video to us or share it on Instagram or Twitter by tagging @CampKinda.

Mad Scientist Questions

After making your slime, think about these questions:

1. Did a physical change or chemical change take place to make your slime?

2. Is slime a solid or liquid?

3. Does your slime float or sink in water? Why?

read

30-45 minutes

Why We're Obsessed with Slime

What's so fascinating about slime? Let's check out the science of it.

READ

The Stretchiest Slime

This 5th grader broke the world record for stretching homemade slime the farthest in 30 seconds. We have so many questions.

READ

For younger explorers

Billy Bloo

... is stuck in goo! Read along to find out what happens next.

LISTEN

play

30-45 minutes

Alchemy Master

It’s our final day of Little Alchemy and our goal is to get to 75 combinations! Are you with us? Let’s do this!

PLAY

move

15-30 minutes

Sweat Lab

Whew! We’ve been working out a lot this week (see any chemical changes to those muscles yet?). Let's visit our favorite gym teacher, Joe, and end the week with a good sweat. Try it at least twice!

LET'S GO

more to explore

45-60 minutes

Why Is Ketchup So Hard to Pour?

Substances like slime teach us about things like "viscosity," or how slowly or fast it flows. Ketchup never seems to flow at the speed we want. Sometimes it's just stuck in the bottle taking for-ev-er. Other times? It comes splooching out all over. Why? WHY??

WATCH

Get to Know Oobleck

Get to know who? Oobleck is a type of substance that sometimes acts like a liquid and sometimes acts like a solid. Think quicksand or silly putty. It also has the best name ever. Let's take a closer look with Crash Course Kids.

WATCH

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