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In this activity, learners separate the protein from milk and and use it to make their own glue. They will explore why there are so many different kinds of glue, and what uses different glues would have. Extensions include inventing new glues by using different ingredients and different ratios of those ingredients and testing their new glues against other more conventional glues. Part of the 21-activity guide published by OMSI, No Hassle Messy Science with a Wow. All activities in this guide use household materials and all lesson plans include preparation directions, demonstrations, procedure sheets, cross-curricular connections, and scientific explanation of content.
- 10 to 30 minutes
- 10 to 30 minutes
- $1 - $5 per group of students
- Ages 8 - 14
- Activity, Experiment/Lab Activity, Lesson/Lesson Plan
- English, Spanish
Quick Guide
Materials List (per group of students)
- 1 cup non-fat dry milk powder
- 3-6 cups water
- ¼ cup vinegar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 pop-top squeeze bottles
- 3 plastic cups
- 1-2 wooden craft sticks
- 1-2 plastic spoons
- several strainers
- 5-8 scraps of paper
Subjects
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Physical Sciences
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Chemistry
- Chemical Bonding
- Chemical Reactions
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Chemistry
Informal Categories
- Food and Cooking
Audience
To use this activity, learners need to:
- see
- read
- touch
Learning styles supported:
- Links STEM to other topics of interest such as arts and humanities
- Involves hands-on or lab activities
Other
Foreign language versions of this resource:
Components that are part of this resource:
Includes alignment to state and/or national standards:
Access Rights:
- Free access
By:
- Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
Rights:
- All rights reserved, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, 2007
Funding Sources:
- National Science Foundation
- Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation