{"id":202,"date":"2018-12-06T20:34:09","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T20:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/parent-corner\/?p=202"},"modified":"2020-03-19T19:29:29","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T19:29:29","slug":"science-fun-for-kids-diy-bouncy-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/parent-corner\/science-fun-for-kids-diy-bouncy-ball\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Fun for Kids: DIY Bouncy Ball"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/parent-corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/science-fun-for-kids-bouncy-ball.pdf\">this science fun activity<\/a><\/strong>, kids use common household materials to make their own bouncy balls. Then, they\u2019ll predict how the balls will bounce on different surfaces and at different temperatures and run tests to see the actual results.<\/p>\n<p>In this cool DIY activity, you\u2019ll combine glue, borax, and cornstarch to make your own bouncy ball. Glue, known chemically as a <em>polymer<\/em>, is a little bit like a bunch of cut strings in a pile. The strings don\u2019t hold together because they aren\u2019t connected to one another. Borax comes along and ties all the strings into a tangled net, making the pile strong and resilient. Cornstarch helps dry up the wet goo to make it easier to handle and roll into a ball. And the food coloring makes it look nice!<\/p>\n<p>So what\u2019s going on here? It\u2019s known as a <em>chemical reaction<\/em>, which occurs when two or more substances come together under just the right conditions for a new substance to be created. Although some chemical reactions can be dangerous, safe chemical reactions happen around us all the time. For example, when baking bread, yeast combined with sugar and warm water gives off oxygen bubbles that make the dough rise (and accounts for all the little holes in soft bread). The chemical reaction in this case happen when combining glue, borax, and cornstarch to make a fun little bouncy ball at your kitchen table! Hey, not all chemistry happens in a laboratory\u2014and that\u2019s the cool part about science!<br \/>\nUse the included investigator\u2019s journal to record your predictions and observations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/parent-corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/science-fun-for-kids-bouncy-ball.pdf\"><strong>Download the free Science Fun: DIY Bouncy Ball PDF<\/strong><\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/parent-corner\/category\/science-activities\/\">check out the rest of the science activities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>This activity is part of PTO Today\u2019s Family Science Night kit, a free program that helps PTO and PTA leaders plan a night of hands-on learning and discovery about science at school. The free Family Science Night toolkit includes step-by-step planning guidelines, promotional tools, take-homes, and 20-plus STEM projects for kids. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ptotoday.com\/sfn?utm_source=tlpc&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=fsn_UL_social_TLarticle_bouncyball#family-science-night\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bring the Family Science Night program to your school.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Make your own bouncy ball out of common household ingredients.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":203,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[348,264],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.3 (Yoast SEO v19.13) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Science Fun for Kids: DIY Bouncy Ball - TeacherLists Parent Corner<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/parent-corner\/science-fun-for-kids-diy-bouncy-ball\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Science Fun for Kids: DIY Bouncy Ball\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Make your own bouncy ball out of common household ingredients.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/parent-corner\/science-fun-for-kids-diy-bouncy-ball\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TeacherLists Parent Corner\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/teacherlists\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-12-06T20:34:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-03-19T19:29:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/parent-corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/1118-tl-science-fun-for-kids-bouncy-ball-fullsize.gif\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"406\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"236\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/gif\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Kerri Beauchesne\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@teacherlists\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kerri Beauchesne\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/parent-corner\/science-fun-for-kids-diy-bouncy-ball\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/parent-corner\/science-fun-for-kids-diy-bouncy-ball\/\",\"name\":\"Science Fun for Kids: DIY Bouncy Ball - 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