Flubber??

[cruisnfamily]

OK guys. We just returned from the 4 day and my kids each made flubber and got to bring it home. This was definitely one of the highlights for each child and they were very excited about it.

Now we are home and they were instructed to store the flubber in the freezer. So, there it sits, two ziplock bags with frozen green stuff.

What have you all done with your flubber? Do your kids ever take it out and play with it? Do you sneakily dispose of it and hope they forget they had it?

Oh whatever shall I do with the kids flubber?

 

[Michelle]

Ours never managed to get packed in the suitcase to come home, oh darn.

My daughter enjoyed it on the ship too but out of sight out of mind for her, she doesn't miss it.

 

[wildernessgirl]

We brought ours home and I had it in the freeze for awhile. DD took it out once then never again. So one day when I was cleaning, I threw it out. She never asked for it so I can assume she doesn't miss it. Like WebmasterMichelle said Out of sight , out of mind!

 

[ennazus]

I haven't seen the flubber that they make on board the DCL, but here is a recipe:

Materials:
Container 1 (4 cup capacity)
1 1/2 cups warm water
2 cups white glue
food coloring, a few drops
Container 2
1 1/3 cups warm water
3 teaspoons borax

This version is a lot of flubber, you may wish to reduce the amounts.

To do and notice:
1. Mix the ingredients in each container thoroughly.
What do they look like? How are they different?
2. Pour container 2 into container 1. Gently lift and turn
The mixture until only about a tablespoon of liquid is
Left. What do you see? What does it feel like?
The flubber will be sticky for a moment or two. Let
The excess liquid drip off and the flubber will be ready.

What happens to flubber when…
It is stretched?
It is rolled into a ball and bounced?
It is stretched over the opening of a jar?
An object (golf ball, etc.), is rolled on it?

A closer look:
Flubber is a polymer made by a chemical reaction. Polymers are very long
Chains of repeating units. When the two solutions are combined, polyvinyl accetate chains (a polymer from the white glue) are linked together in a 3 dimensional
Arrangement by borate ions ( from the Borax) and other chemical bonds. This produces the thick, sticky polymer called Flubber