Glow in the Dark Slime!

"Real science can be far stranger than science fiction and much more satisfying. " - Stephen Hawking

Whether it's in the kitchen, within the science classroom, or at parties, slime is always an all time favorite! Here's our quick recipe to making slime:

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Materials:

• Glue

• Contact Lens solution

• Baking Soda

• Glow in the Dark Paint

• Cups

• Stirring Rod

• Ziploc Bag

Instructions:

1. Pour out 2 ounces of glue into the cup

2. Add a dash of baking soda

3. Mix, and add squirt of glow in the Dark Paint

4. Keep mixing as you add in Contact Lens Solution

5. Stop mixing when glue gets harder to mix, and is in a slimey consistency

6. Remove slime from cup onto plastic bag, and knead with your fingers

7. Add more contact lens solution, if slime is too liquidy

8. Knead until in desired consistency

9. Turn off the lights and let it glow!

10. Ziploc bag should be used for proper storage.

Science Behind It:

There are many different recipes of slime, but throughout them all, two essential ingredients are used. These ingredients are polyvinyl alcohol and borate ion. In our experiment, the glue contains the polyvinyl alcohol, and the Contact Lens Solution supplies the borate ion. These two ingredients are attracted to each other, and form slime!

Additional Sources:

http://www.funathomewithkids.com/2014/08/the-science-behind-slime.html