Mar 222024
Corn starch was patented by Orlando Jones in 1841. Jones, a British citizen, received US Patent Number 2000A. One of the main uses of corn starch is as a thickener to soups, stews, gravies, and puddings. It also serves as an anti-caking agent. Examples include its addition to confectioner’s sugar and grated cheese. Children could see the patent at: Corn Starch Patent. Corn starch, when added to a liquid, becomes a non-Newtonian fluid, meaning it is a substance that has both characteristics of a liquid and characteristics of a solid. Children could read Bartholomew and the Oobleck, by Dr. Seuss. Then they could make oobleck by following the recipe in The BIG Book of Glues, Brews, and Goos, by Diana F. Marks.