AMAZING TASK FOR STUDENTS

My old Geography teacher gave me this little recipe when she found out I was conducting a blog about Glaciers. I thought this would be a creative and quite a unique activity for the students to be involved with. I could image have amazed students would be as that was my first reaction.

Glacier Recipe

Mix 1

A 20oz Cup

1x stirring stick

3/4cup of warm water

1 cup of white glue

In the large cup add water and glue. Stir unti lwell mixed

Mix 2

A 8oz cup

1/2 cup of warm water

2tsp of Borax powder

In the cup, add borax powder and the water together. Still until the powder has dissolved

Pour mix 2 into mix 1. Stir until a glob forms and most of the water is mixed in. Knead and work the mix for 2 -3 minutes. If you do not use mix straight away, keep in an air tight bag and will last for a few months.

Task

The students will have to create a mountain like sculpture for the mixture to come down. The idea is that the mixture will move down the slope slowly, in the same manner as a real Glacier.

I am not sure this works as I am yet to try it out, but the theory behind getting the students involved in creating a model that represents a Glacier is a good theory.