Last Wednesday, our class did a lab where we got to create Oobleck. At first, I had no idea what that was, but upon explanation, I realized that I have made Oobleck loads of times without knowing it. This got me excited to get to work.
Looking Back: What happened?
Looking back, I would say that our early trials of creating Oobleck wasn't as expected. We understood the ratio (3:1 - Oobleck to water) but we still felt as though it was too dry. We were very stingy with the water at first, so it made to substance powdery and hard. Then we tried pouring more in, which created a puddle. But by the end, our Oobleck was perfect.
Looking Beyond: What do you think has happened? What’s the science?
While we were experimenting, I was very interested in how the substance was acting. When I put some on my hands, it almost seemed like a solid. Seconds later, it would melt and drip between my fingers like it was a liquid. This seemed weird to me, and I wondered how it changed its state so quickly, and what was happening to get that reaction.
Looking inward: Humans doing science
Everyone in my group was successful in making their own stressball with our Oobleck. This was because by the time we were finishing up, we had made our Oobleck the right texture and substance. Like I said before, we struggled at the beginning, but we managed to figure it out through trial and error. This gave us desirable results.
Looking outward: Collaboration and Impact
For this lab, I worked with Monique, Hannah, and Sophie. This was perfect, because we worked together as a group for our last project, and it turned out really great. We understood how everyone in the group worked, and we were not afraid to speak our minds and probe our curiosity. Throughout the lab, I contributed by taking videos of our process, which helped out my group in documenting what we were doing.
Looking Forward: What next?
If I could do this lab again, I would want to spend more time studying the Oobleck. I think I was too worried about whether we were doing it right to really delve into what was going on. I very much liked the people who I worked with, and I think that we make a great team for these kinds of things. Overall, I think the lab was very fun and it taught us to be curious about the forms of matter and how they worked.
Looking Back: What happened?
Looking back, I would say that our early trials of creating Oobleck wasn't as expected. We understood the ratio (3:1 - Oobleck to water) but we still felt as though it was too dry. We were very stingy with the water at first, so it made to substance powdery and hard. Then we tried pouring more in, which created a puddle. But by the end, our Oobleck was perfect.
Looking Beyond: What do you think has happened? What’s the science?
While we were experimenting, I was very interested in how the substance was acting. When I put some on my hands, it almost seemed like a solid. Seconds later, it would melt and drip between my fingers like it was a liquid. This seemed weird to me, and I wondered how it changed its state so quickly, and what was happening to get that reaction.
Looking inward: Humans doing science
Everyone in my group was successful in making their own stressball with our Oobleck. This was because by the time we were finishing up, we had made our Oobleck the right texture and substance. Like I said before, we struggled at the beginning, but we managed to figure it out through trial and error. This gave us desirable results.
Looking outward: Collaboration and Impact
For this lab, I worked with Monique, Hannah, and Sophie. This was perfect, because we worked together as a group for our last project, and it turned out really great. We understood how everyone in the group worked, and we were not afraid to speak our minds and probe our curiosity. Throughout the lab, I contributed by taking videos of our process, which helped out my group in documenting what we were doing.
Looking Forward: What next?
If I could do this lab again, I would want to spend more time studying the Oobleck. I think I was too worried about whether we were doing it right to really delve into what was going on. I very much liked the people who I worked with, and I think that we make a great team for these kinds of things. Overall, I think the lab was very fun and it taught us to be curious about the forms of matter and how they worked.