Making Particleboard

We were going to make particle board this morning.  Now this can be a messy process so we decided we needed to dress appropriately, like real scientists.  After all, we are scientists, so we need to look like it!  We started by putting on lab coats and safety glasses.

   

   

Once we were dressed, we gathered on the rug and got to work.  We started out by observing our particleboard samples one more time.

We talked about all the materials we would need to make our particleboard…a paper plate, some resin, a cup with wood shavings and sawdust and a wooden stick.  We got to work.

First, we had to work with the resin to get it soft, kind of like play dough.  It was sticky and kind of messy, but we did a great job!

Soon we were ready to add the wood shavings and sawdust to the resin.  

   

   

   

   

Once we had the resin, wood shavings and sawdust all mixed together, we made the mixture into a shape.  We put the particleboard on the plate and left it to dry overnight.

   

   

This was such a fun activity.  I hope you take some time to talk to your kindergartner about making particleboard!