Materials Needed:

• ½ cup clear glue
• ½ cup water
• ½ tsp baking soda
• 1 tbsp saline solution (or contact solution with boric acid)
• Blue food coloring
• Optional: glitter, ocean animal toys, sand, blue beads, or seashells
• Bowl and spoon for mixing

1. In a bowl, mix the clear glue and water until fully combined.
2. Add a few drops of blue food coloring and stir.
3. Mix in the baking soda.
4. Add glitter and ocean-themed items if using.
5. Slowly add the saline solution while stirring until the slime begins to form and pull away from the sides of the bowl.
6. Knead the slime with your hands until stretchy and no longer sticky.

• Evaporation: The flowing, stretchy nature of slime can represent water heating up and rising from the ocean's surface.
• Condensation: When the slime clumps or folds onto itself, it's like water vapor cooling and forming clouds.
• Precipitation: Let some of the slime drip or stretch downward to mimic rain falling back to Earth.
• Collection: The ocean-themed elements in the slime represent water returning to oceans, lakes, and rivers to start the cycle again.

• "What happens to water in the ocean when the sun heats it up?"
• "Can you show what happens when clouds form with your slime?"
• "How does the slime show rain falling from the sky?"
• "Where does water go after it rains?"

• Create a small cotton ball “cloud” above the slime to show condensation.
• Draw a water droplet’s journey through the water cycle and give it a name.
• Pair the activity with a read-aloud like Drop: An Adventure Through the Water Cycle by Emily Kate Moon.