Play Dough!

As a kid I always loved playing with Play-Doh, so making it was even cooler.

Photo credit to Chantel Yip

Ingredients:

• 1 cup salt


• 1 cup flour


• 1/2 cup water


• pot/pan


• food coloring (optional, but makes it more fun!)

Procedure:

1. Mix flour, salt, and water all in a pot/pan. [Add food coloring if desired.]


2. Put over low heat.


3. When mixture thickens, take it out of the pot/pan.


4. Have fun!

Science:

There are starches made up of polysaccharides. The way they bond together creates playdough. The flour, salt, and water, the dough, are a tiny bit liquidy, but with some heat, the molecules move around more. The flour keeps it from being too watery and be able shape and mold into different shapes.