Lauren Casamento’s class at Circleville Elementary School did a cool experiment, combining reading and science!

With March 2 being Read Across America Day, a celebration of reading on the birthday of Dr. Seuss, the class made oobleck, also known as cornstarch mud. That was after reading “Bartholomew and the Oobleck,” one of Dr. Seuss’s books, and the current science unit of learning about states of matter.

In the book, the gooey green oobleck fell from the sky and wreaked havoc in the kingdom. In the classroom, it was messy but there was no havoc to be found.

The students discussed the ingredients (cornstarch and water), followed the recipe, and then explored whether oobleck was a solid or a liquid.