Super Duper Polymers
Camryn Goode
Independent, Dependent, and Constant Variables
Independent - Hot water, borax, and white glue
Dependent - Adding salt, corn meal, baking powder, and sugar
Constant - How much water, borax, and glue we used in each trial or procedure
Materials
- Apron
- Goggles
- Beakers 2
- Stirring Rod
- Measuring Cups
- 1/2 Cup
- 1 tbsp.
- 1/2 tsp.
- Wax Paper
- Plastic Cups WITH Lids
- HOT Water
- Borax
- White Glue
- Salt
- Corn Meal
- Baking Powder
- Sugar
Sugar
Baking Powder
Corn Meal
Question - Does the texture and color change with different additives?
Procedure - Original
- 1/2 Cup of HOT Water into a Beaker
- Add 1 tbsp. of Borax into the Water
- Stir Till Dissolved
- Different Beaker
- 1 tbsp. of Water
- 1 tbsp. of White Glue
- Stir Together
- Add in Borax Solution to Glue Solution
- Label A Spot on the Wax Paper and Place Polymer
Procedure - Salt
- 1/2 Cup of HOT Water into a Beaker
- Add 1 tbsp. of Borax into the Water
- Stir Till Dissolved
- Different Beaker
- 1 tbsp. of Water
- 1 tbsp. of White Glue
- Add 1/2 tsp. Salt
- Stir Together
- Add in Borax Solution
- Label A Spot on the Wax Paper and Place Polymer
Procedure - Corn Meal
- 1/2 Cup of HOT Water into a Beaker
- Add 1 tbsp. of Borax into the Water
- Stir Till Dissolved
- Different Beaker
- 1 tbsp. of Water
- 1 tbsp. of White Glue
- Add 1/2 tsp. of Corn Meal
- Stir Together
- Add in Borax Solution
- Label a Spot on the Wax Paper and Place Polymer
Procedure - Baking Powder
- 1/2 Cup of HOT Water into a Beaker
- Add 1 tbsp. of Borax into the Water
- Stir Till Dissolved
- Different Beaker
- 1 tbsp. of Water
- 1 tbsp. of White Glue
- Add 1/1 tsp. of Baking Powder
- Stir Together
- Add in Borax Solution
- Label Spot on Wax Paper and Place Polymer
Procedure - Surgar
- 1/2 Cup of HOT Water into a Beaker
- Add 1 tbsp. of Borax into the Water
- Stir Till Dissolved
- Different Beaker
- 1 tbsp. of Water
- 1 tbsp. of White Glue
- Add 1/2 tsp. of Sugar
- Stir Together
- Add in Borax Solution
- Label Spot on the Wax Paper and Place Polymer
Conclusion - Variation Results
Yes, the texture and the color can both change. They form different upon what molecules are in them and how they have been formed
Original - Was like putty, giggly, white, it rolled into a ball, and bounced.
Salt - Had a lot of drained liquid, white, hard, did not form a ball, crumbled.
Corn Meal - Same slimy feeling when you touched it as the original, yellow look, rolled into a ball, bounced a little, grainy texture when you rolled it into a ball.
Baking Powder - Lot of drained liquid too, firmer, but not as firm as the salt, white, thick, when squeezed it released more water, did not form a ball, and did not bounce.
Sugar - White, slimy, did not form a ball, did not bounce, very stretchy.