Bioplastic Kit: Strings and sequins™

Stretch, shape, and shine with bioplastics.

This creative, beginner-friendly kit lets you explore how ingredient concentrations affect the stretchiness and flexibility of bioplastics, while making fun, functional creations like strings, ribbons, and sequins. In just 60 minutes, mix, extrude, and evaluate your bioplastics using real material science techniques.

Whether you're in a classroom, makerspace, or kitchen, this hands-on kit introduces the science of biodegradable materials in a fun, approachable way. No prior lab experience required!

Part of the Bioplastic Kit™ series: explore real science with renewable materials.

🌱 Why Bioplastics?

Bioplastics are plastic-like materials made from renewable sources like plants or food waste, rather than fossil fuels. In this kit, students don’t just learn the science, they create with it. They’ll explore how these materials are made and understand the role they could play in reducing plastic waste and fighting climate change.

Hands-On Bioplastic Skills
• How to mix and extrude liquid bioplastics into strings, ribbons, or decorative forms
• How to experiment with ingredient ratios to affect stretch, strength, and flexibility
• How to evaluate material properties using a data table
• How to biodegrade your creations with an optional extension activity

🌱 Bioplastics & Material Science
• Identify key bioplastic ingredients, their natural sources, and functions
• Understand how ingredient combinations impact final texture and behavior
• Explore the link between concentration and performance in polymer-like materials
• Discover the environmental value of renewable, compostable materials

• All the ingredients and measuring tools needed to make strings and sequins

The Bioplastic Kit comes in individual and group sizes suitable for the classroom:
• Individual-size kit makes 1 complete set of bioplastic strings and sequins
• Group-size kit includes enough for 8 lab groups to each make their own set

• Instruction manual with clear steps and beginner-friendly vocabulary

To complete this experiment, you will also need:

• access to a microwave or kettle to boil some water,
• water (distilled or tap water is fine),
• a mixing tool (like a spoon)

Cleaning and safety supplies are not included in the kit. Cleaning supplies you will need include paper towels and a spray cleaner you have that's suitable for your surfaces. None of the components included in this kit require any special cleaning methods.

For this kit which doesn't include living organisms gloves can be worn but are not required. Wearing gloves is a great scientific habit to take, and can be fun to do but there is no issue with not wearing any.

If you want gloves, you can add a Mini Safety Set to your kit which includes gloves and a reusable plastic apron to protect your clothes.

For more information about safety, set up and clean up, you can have a look at the instruction manual for the experiment linked in the Ressources section below.

Shipping Times

Experiment kits are shipped 1-10 working days after you place your order. If you require yours for a specific date or event, please contact us before or with your order # so that we can try to make it happen for you! ☺︎ 

Storage

This experiment kit can be stored at room temperature (out of direct sunlight).

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