Making gak was a big hit with the Tel Aviv All Stars! Yesterday the teachers could not find the borax so we had to put the gak on hold until today. Well, it was worth the wait! The children enjoyed measuring and mixing all the ingredients together. Eliza asked if we could make blue gak, everyone else liked that idea as well...So blue it was! Once the gak was the right consistency to play with, the fun started! Jacob made "a hot dog", Dylan, Max and Rachel stuck toys and rocks in the gak. Eli experimented with the gak and let the gak drip off the table, onto the floor. Everyone came over to observe the gak as it slowly dripped off the table. Once all the gak was on the floor, Eli picked up the pile of gak and started the whole process again. Eli decided/announced he was going to make a bridge! Lily asked him if she could help. Eli's reply, "Sure!" As we were putting the gak away for the day the children asked if we could play with the gak tomorrow. "Of course we can!"
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Gak Here, Gak There...Gak Is Everywhere!
Making gak was a big hit with the Tel Aviv All Stars! Yesterday the teachers could not find the borax so we had to put the gak on hold until today. Well, it was worth the wait! The children enjoyed measuring and mixing all the ingredients together. Eliza asked if we could make blue gak, everyone else liked that idea as well...So blue it was! Once the gak was the right consistency to play with, the fun started! Jacob made "a hot dog", Dylan, Max and Rachel stuck toys and rocks in the gak. Eli experimented with the gak and let the gak drip off the table, onto the floor. Everyone came over to observe the gak as it slowly dripped off the table. Once all the gak was on the floor, Eli picked up the pile of gak and started the whole process again. Eli decided/announced he was going to make a bridge! Lily asked him if she could help. Eli's reply, "Sure!" As we were putting the gak away for the day the children asked if we could play with the gak tomorrow. "Of course we can!"
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explorations,
math,
Peer Teaching,
science,
team work,
Tel Aviv
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There is something magical about GAK!
ReplyDeletewhat a terrific project and a fun result!
ReplyDeleteLOVE this! That is exactly what Eli and Noah do with gak at home too!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that making Gak could be so much fun just like actually playing with Gak -- Hannah Fleckner (age 7)
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