How can you make
elephant toothpaste?

Instructions:

1. Gather your materials: 2 tbsp hot water,1 tsp. yeast, ½ cup hydrogen peroxide, liquid dish soap, food coloring, plastic bottle, small plastic mixing container, spoon, funnel, measuring spoons (tsp and tbsp).

2. First, Pour ½ a cup of hydrogen peroxide in your bottle using a funnel.

3. Second, in a small cup mix 1 tsp yeast and 2 tbsp warm water. Mix and mix until all the yeast is well absorbed.

4. Third, Add 2-3 drops of food coloring to the bottle and some liquid dish soap.

5. Fourth, Get your observation skills ready: Slow Down....... Stay Focused ....... Pay attention to details

6. Fifth, add the yeast mixture and observe.

7. Use your floorbook to draw your observations.

InterACTions:

• Let’s look at the measuring utensils: ½ cup, 1 tbsp, 1 tsp. What do you notice?

• Tell me about what you remember from the five steps. Do you remember what was first, second, third, fourth, fifth?

• What did you observe? What did it remind you of?

• Let's reflect: Grab a journal and some writing utensils. Draw about:

  1. your observations

  2. the steps of making elephant toothpaste

  3. what you liked most about the experiment