Plasticity Lab Conclusion! (:

Recently I participated in a plasticity lab. It was pretty swell. Corn starch was added to water to make this mixture that was solid but acted like a liquid sometimes. When we closed our hand tight with the mixture, it was like a solid and then we opened our hand the corn starch and water ran down our arms and made a mess. It felt kind of like plastic, which I guess is why it's called plasticity. The experiment was controlled because we put a certain amount of corn starch and water. If we put more of one thing and less of another it could have affected the outcome of the plasticity lab. It might not have worked like it was supposed to. The whole point of this lab was to show us how the earth's mantle works. The mantle flows like a liquid but acts like a solid because it supports the crust. This lab was super splendid and taught me more about the earth. Honestly, I don't really know how to apply my new knowledge of plasticity to the real world though. :[