Objective: Demonstrate the difference between materials that can biodegrade and materials that must be put into landfills.

Materials: Nuudles, polystyrene packing peanuts, polystyrene cups, and PVC dolls and figures.

Procedure: Take two buckets full of potting soil. In one bucket, place some Nuudles and cover with soil. In another bucket, place packaging peanuts, polystyrene cup pieces, paper and PVC /action figures and dolls. Have children cover with soil. Add water to both buckets and stir. Do this each day for five days. Show that with each sucessive day, the Nuudles (bioplastic) disappear, but nothing happens to the plastic materials.

Objective: Demonstrate the shape of states and how they connect to form the United States.

Materials: Nuudles, scissors, and the outline of each state containing the state name on individual sheets (8-1/2" x 11").

Procedure: Give each child the outlines of one state. Adhere the Nuudles to the outline of the state on the paper and fill in the state with Nuudles. Scissors may be used to cut the Nuudles so that they fit into the state. Then lightly moisten the Nuudles at the edges and stick the states together to form a complete and intergrated "nuudled" U.S.A. with Hawaii and Alaska placed next to the "nuudled" 48 connected states.

Objective: Children will design and build a home or building of their own choice. The students will include the usual elements of homes such as walls, roof, windows, and floors if desired.

Materials: Nuudles, cardboard, poster board, crayons, markers.

Procedure: People can live in condos, apartments, mobile homes, cottages, and houses. Share photos of different homes that are available. Encourage the children to imagine they are a builder and construct a home or building. Use the cardboard to function as a foundation. After the buildings are completed, place each construction on large, poster-size paper and draw roads, signs, trees, and other community sites on the paper.

Big Bag of Magic Nuudles™.
Bag of 600 multicolored Nuudles™.
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