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Slime Chemistry: Older Children and Adults



Slime Chemistry can be a fun science activity for people of all ages. We provide these generalizations as guidelines about what children at different ages might do during Slime Chemistry explorations at the Discovery Center’s Experiment Station, in the kitchen at home, or at school. Listed below are science and technology process skills that children may be practicing during their explorations. Please remember: each child develops at a different rate, so some children in each age group may be able to do some of the things described in the age group before or after their own.

How might older children explore Slime Chemistry?

Scaffold - Older Children & Adults

Older children (and adults!) enjoy exploring slime too. Older children and adults can help younger scientists observe, and experiment with, their slime.

Try This!

When your slime explorations are over, try stuffing some slime into a balloon and tying it off. Squeeze the balloon in your hand over and over again to receive the benefits of some "hand yoga". Playing with slime can be a great stress-reliever for scientists of any age!