Grades: 5-8
Author: Sandy Van Natta
Source: "The Rubber Band Stretch", Chain Gang - The Chemistry of Polymers, Sarquis, M., editor, Terrific Science Press, Center for Chemical Education, Miami University Middletown, Middletown, Ohio, 1995, pgs. 41- 46.
Lesson Description:
Students will receive unexpected results when a rubber band is heated and cooled. From this activity they will learn about one of the unique physical properties of the polymer, rubber.