That's disgusting! What is it?

Slime

A wonderfully slippery, non-
Newtonian substance. Better known 
as slime.  I found the recipe on 
nationalgeographic.com and 
figured it would be a perfect way 
to assess whether students had 
mastered the skills taught in our 
Math Measurements chapter.  It's 
also pretty simple to make, IF 
you follow the directions.
In 1 cup mix 2 tablespoons of 
white glue and 2 tablespoons of 
water.  
Mix in 4 drops of food coloring.
Stir well.

In a separate cup mix together 
one-quarter cup of warm water 
with a half-teaspoon of Borax 
(found in the detergent aisle).  

Combine and stir the contents of 
the the 2 cups together.  You 
will have excess water.  Before 
removing slime, use your hands to 
knead the mixture, making sure 
you COMPLETELY mix all glue. 
(Otherwise you will end 
up with sticky, rubbery slime)
*** Oh yeah, non-Newtonian means 
it doesn't behave like a normal 
substance.  
Sometimes it acts like a liquid, 
other times it's like a solid.

Room 20 Reading Stars

As we all know, one of the best 
ways to learn great stuff is by 
reading.  This chart allows 
students to keep track of how 
much they read each month.

Classroom Library

This area provides a place for
students to comfortably read and
meet to discuss science and social
studies.

Current Events Assignments

Each week, students have a few 
homework assignments based on 
current events.  Basically, there 
are 3 steps in the assignment.  
Each Friday, students bring in an 
article from an appropriate 
newspaper, on-line source or 
magazine.  We briefly go over 
each child's article title.  
Between Friday and Tuesday, each 
student is responsible for 
reading and understanding the 
article.  On Thursday, the child 
is then responsible for 
submitting a written response 
based on the "Current Events" 
homework form.

Bank of Room 20

This student is paying the weekly
helpers for a job well done.  Each
student has his/her own account
with balance book and checks. 
Classroom money can be saved and
used to buy items in the class 
room
store.