Congo Camp 2010

Campers' hands in Oobleck.

Our Congo Chemists campers started off their week with two very fun and unique activities to introduce them into the world of Chemistry.

The first activity they completed was creating atoms out of clay.  These atoms had to have their nucleus and all of the rings to ensure that they were realistic representations of real atoms. 

The second activity was that of creating oobleck.  Now, the name may sound unusual but the campers enjoyed making and playing with this substance. 

Made from corn starch and water, oobleck can be both solid and liquid and a great gooey bit of fun.  We hope these Congo Chemists had fun on their first day and we are excited to see the other activities they do throughout the two weeks of session 5!