Where to research sodium acrylate in kid-friendly terms?

[michellebyrnes]

Hi,

I'm trying to get 3 4th graders ready for their first Science Fair Project. They have to submit their topic sentence and topic research information by tomorrow, January 25th. They want to answer the question, "Do all brands of diapers absorb the same amount of liquid?" We know that we have to research sodium acrylate but I don't know where to start to research sodium acrylate that is in kid-friendly terms - 4th graders!! HELP!!!!

[barretttomlinson]

Hi,

Try these websites:

http://chemistry.about.com/od/howthings ... iapers.htm

http://www.adisc.org/forum/diaper-talk/ ... apers.html

http://www.answers.com/topic/disposable-diaper

Here is an abbreviated Science Buddies Project Idea on this topic:

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... p035.shtml

Hope this helps.

Best regards,

Barrett L. Tomlinson