GENERAL SCIENCE
'(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2011-06-23_J_03.wmv">Kelly of the Clue Crew drops a spoonful of something into some hot water, then shapes it in her hand.</a>)  The polymer here has a melting point of only 140 degrees Fahrenheit, so it can be shaped & molded by hand; it's this kind of material, from the Greek for "heat formed"'
thermoplastic