1. Purpose:
   To see if we can make a substance that is both a solid and a liquid.
   

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2. Hypothesis:
   
   

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3. Materials:
   Corn Starch, Water, Beaker, Stir Stick or Spoon
   

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4. Procedure:
   
   1. Pour 100ml of water into beaker.
      
   2. Slowly stir in 150lm to 200 ml of corn starch, a bit at a time.
      
   3. It is ready when you can tap the mixture and there is NO splatter.
      
   4. Do the following tasks with the mixture:
      
      1. Scoop up some of the mixture.
         
      2. Can you shape it into a ball?
         
      3. Dribble it off your fingers.
         
      4. Slap your hand down fast and hard onto the mixture. How do people react?
         
   
   

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5. The Science Behind "GOOP".
   In a liquid, molecules move around a little. In a solid, molecules stay in a fixed position. Some substances have the properties of both a liquid and a solid. Squeezing this mixture turns it into a solid. You have just made a colloid. (In fact, most of the universe isn't a solid, liquid or gas. It is a plasma.)
   

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