OLogy: Space Jell-O

Mix up some Jell-O, and find out how space bends around anything with mass. 

Space  is the stuff that surrounds all matter. It may be invisible, but there’s space surrounding you, all the things around you, and everything in the universe.

Did you know that space can bend?  Albert Einstein  proved that space bends around anything that has mass — planets, stars, even you. The more mass an object has, the more space bends around it.

To see Einstein’s theory for yourself, make your very own edible space out of Jell-O. Of course, space isn’t exactly like Jell-O, but you will be able to see how invisible space bends around different kinds of matter.


Science Topics
Astronomy, Food Science, Physics
Albert Einstein
K-6
3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade

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