Milk Plastic

Hello everyone, today in science we are trying to make milk plastic!

Aim: I want to find out how to turn milk into plastic.

Science Buddies - Turn Milk Into Plastic

Method 

Equipment:

• Milk 
• pot or a microwavable container 
• white vinegar
• paper towels 
• Beakers 200ml 
• spoon 
• Mug
• Bunsen Burner 
• stirring rod 
• filter 
• funnel
• heat mat
• gauze mat
• tripod 
• measuring cylinder 

Instructions: 

1. pour 200 mls of water into the beaker 
2. add milk powder into the beaker
3. Heat the milk over the Bunsen burner until its hot (remember to close the air hole) 
4. Add 20 mls of white vinegar into the measuring cylinder 
5. pour the vinegar onto the hot milk 
6. stir the mixture with a stirring rod 
7. Stack 4 layers of paper towels on a dry surface. 
8. use the funnel and another paper towel to filter the curds
9. fold the paper towels over the curds to squeeze out the excess liquid. 
10. kneed the curds together to form a ball. 
11. decorate, colour, shape the dough as you like.