Lesson Planning with Me!: Oozy Foamy Ghost

Lesson Planning with Me

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Saturday, October 19, 2013

Oozy Foamy Ghost

From: Three Ghost Friends

Oozy, Foamy, Overflowy Ghost

My kids discovered a recipe for Elephant Toothpaste on Steve Spangler Science website and wanted to do it right away. I thought it would be fun to turn this cool science experiment into a fun ghost activity that your kids will love this Halloween. We did this for the WOW factor, but if you are interested in the science behind the experiment make sure you check out his site.

Supply List:

1 Clear large plastic container that is ghost-shaped. (I used a mayonnaise container.)

1 cup of hydrogen peroxide solution (many of the science websites call for a 20-volume hydrogen peroxide liquid that is a 6% solution and is available at beauty supply stores. We just used the bottle we had at home that was purchased at the pharmacy.)

2 teaspoons of dry active yeast

4 Tablespoons of warm water

Liquid Dish Soap (We used Dawn)

Food coloring (if you want a colored ghost -- Hey I know a good eBook for that!)

Small cup for mixing yeast and water (we used a yogurt container.)

Black Sharpie Marker

Safety goggles

Funnel

Measuring spoons

Mixing container that is pourable

Tray to collect overflowing foam

Three Ghost Friends eBooks or paperbacks

Procedure:

Here are some of the supplies we used! Hopefully, you have them in your house and you won't have to go buy these items at the store. But, if you don't, you will find that they are all relatively inexpensive.

First, I drew a ghost face on the mayonnaise container.

Then, we poured 1 cup of hydrogen peroxide into the container. If you want to add food coloring you would do that now. We chose not to because we wanted a white ghost.

I had my oldest son squirt a bunch of Dawn dish soap into the container. You need around 2 Tablespoons.

My youngest son mixed the 2 teaspoons of dry active yeast with the 4 Tablespoons of warm water.

We used a fork to break up the bits of yeast, and help it dissolve into the warm water..

Meanwhile, my son swirled around the Dawn dish soap and hydrogen peroxide. (Notice, he is not wearing safety goggles. We forgot and should have had them on because hydrogen peroxide can irritate skin and eyes.)