The Lawrence Hall of Science

The public science center of the University of California, Berkeley.




Slime

A student holds up her slime during a slime engineering activity

Grades K-2

Overview

Is slime a solid, a liquid, or something in between? Students consider the differences between these states of matter and discuss their properties, creating a working definition. The young chemists measure and mix liquids, categorize the slimy results, and get to take their colorful concoctions home.

Related Next Generation Science Standards

  • DCIs: 2PS1.A Structures and Properties of Matter
  • SEPs: Planning and Carrying Out Investigations; Analyzing and Interpreting Data
  • CCC: Energy and Matter, Patterns

Additional Info

Groups of up to 32 students 

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