Smart Putty - 100g (Smart Material)

Product Code : SCL-CLE-12854

Smart putty has been available for a long time as an amusement, but this visco-elastic polymer has serious engineering applications.

Soft, stretchy and bendy when moved slowly, solid when trying to move quickly or impacted.

It has the remarkable property that it usually behaves as a soft mould-able plastic (like chewing gum), but instantly becomes a rubber if impacted and bounces like a ball. It can also float in a liquid and will form a puddle given enough time. It is a great demonstration of an unusual polymer, a useful adhesive and can be used in many creative and fun activities.

• Supplied: 100g in a plastic container.

Reasons to Love

• Cross applications in Science, Design Technology classes.

Learning Outcomes

• Key Stage 3 Chemistry - Materials: Properties of ceramics, polymers and composites (qualitative)
• Key Stage 4 Chemistry - Structure, Bonding and the Properties of Matter: Smart Materials and Their Properties.  Bulk properties of materials related to bonding and intermolecular forces