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Materials - Makes approximately 1/4 cup of Slime
1/4 cup white glue such as Elmers
1/4 cup tap water
1/2 cup distilled water
2 teaspoons Borax
Food coloring
Air-tight container to store
Directions
Make a 50/50 glue solution by mixing 1/4 cup glue with
1/4 cup tap water
Make a Borax solution by mixing 1/2 cup distilled water
with 2 teaspoons of Borax. The Borax should not be
completely dissovled
Add a few drops of food coloring to the 50/50 glue
solution and stir to blend
Add 4 teaspoons of the Borax solution to the 50/50 glue
solution and mix with a spoon until a ball of slime forms.
Once the slime begins to form, take out of the container
and knead with hands until smooth and consistent
texture.
Store in an airtight container
What's Going On?
The borax is acting as a "connector" for the glue molecules. After the glue molecules join together, they form larger molecules called polymers resulting in a thickened gel substance, which we call slime.