Introduction

The sillies are bouncing up! Grab your brain and head for the further reaches of cyberspace. There's a lot to learn in this information age. Using the Web allows you to discover tons more than you may have ever known possible. Below is a list of questions about the topic of this page. Bounce among the Internet links on this page to find answers to the questions. Don't forget to go after the monster learning BOUNCE, the Big Question. Have fun and put-tae bounce in your life leading to some silly reactions!

Questions

1. 1. How was silly putty discovered?
   
   2. More than 300 million eggs have been sold since ___________ ( what year?) when it first arrived on the market.
   
   3. Read the top 50 silliest uses of silly putty. Write down the two that seem to be the funniest to you. Do a survey among the class, find out which 2 the class thought funniest.
   
   
2. Use the Timeline to answer the following questions.
   
   4. What company in 1977 took over the rights to Silly Putty after Peter Hodgeson passed away?
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   5. What was the biggest change in Silly Putty that took place in the 1990's? _________________________________________________________________________________
   6. What happened to Silly Putty in the 2000's?
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3. Using the recipe link gives you a simple recipe for creating your own silly putty at home. Compare the ingredients between the real silly putty and the kind you can make. Can you see similiarities? differences?
   
   

The Internet Resources

• History 101 of Silly Putty
• Silly Putty Recipe?
• Silly Puttty

The Big Question

What are three main aspects of this topic? How would you chunk what you learned into clusters or a brainstorm map?