i really need to know how to make a model of a brain with a tumor in it for a science fair project any ideas?
Jordan M asked:
it needs to be something made out of clay that dries up and it needs to be cut in half so that when i take it apart the class can see the tumor and the inside of the brain
it needs to be something made out of clay that dries up and it needs to be cut in half so that when i take it apart the class can see the tumor and the inside of the brain
Maybe use some sort of play-dough with like a clay thats pinkish redish brown around the outside of it. You could blow up a small water balloon and fill it with water or air or like syrup as a tumor. Hope this helps!! Good Luck with this question and your science project!
You could use playdough or cauliflower. Or try these recipipes.
Brain “Recipes”
Here are two recipes for the construction of a model brain:
Recipe 1 (from the Pacific Science Center and the Group Health Cooperative in Seattle, WA)
Materials:
1.5 cups (360 ml) instant potato flakes
2.5 cup (600 ml) hot water
2 cups (480 ml) clean sand
1 gallon ziplock bag
Combine all of the ingredients in the ziplock bag and mix thoroughly. It should weigh about 3 lbs. (1.35 kg.) and have the consistency of a real brain.
Recipe 2 (from BrainLink)
Materials:
2 cups water
2 cups flour
4 teaspoons cream of tartar
One quarter cup vegetable oil
1 cup salt
Red food coloring
Mix the water, salt, flour and cream of tartar in a large bowl or blender until the lumps disappear. Then mix in the vegetable oil. Put the entire mixture into a sauce pan and “cook” it over low heat until it gets lumpy. Pour the mixture out and let it cool. Then knead and shape it into the form of a brain. Don’t forget to add wrinkles (gyri) to your brain. ****** in red food coloring for blood vessels.
Maybe this will help?
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