Year 12 also had fun making, and looking at the properties of ‘ooblek’, a simple mixture of water and corn starch.
The strange thing about it is that it is called a non-Newtonian fluid, which means it changes what it is (liquid or solid) depending on the force applied to it. Leave it to flow as a liquid but when you apply force it acts as a solid. (This is also why it is difficult to get ketchup out of a glass bottle by hitting the bottom!).
You can easily make this at home and try it out for yourself.
Kirk Wootton
Teacher of Science/Chemistry
Year 8 Hungarian students went to a Hungarian trip to Gödöllői Királyi Kastély. We learned that Sisi and her family came to this castle in their free time to relax and hunt during fall, winter, and spring.
This spring break proved to be both busy and rewarding for British International School Budapest students, Laura Ivanka and Lizanna Ivanka, who achieved remarkable results at two major RoboCup Junior competitions.
