R's final celebration of her Birthday was this past Sunday when Grandpa came to visit. He brought her a Fisher Price Little People house. She was thrilled. We were playing with it again tonight. I think that for the money the Little People play sets are the best!
Today we had our science club meeting. The theme for this past month was Engineering. Daddy took charge of helping the kids with these experiments since he is an engineer by profession. T chose to do civil engineering while M chose chemical engineering. T tested the structural integrity of bridges while M worked on coming up with the best glue made from just vinegar, corn syrup, corn starch, and water. The both did a great job! They presented their findings to their groups today. Here are some of the pictures that Daddy took while they were working on their projects.
This month we are talking about Chemistry. The science club meeting was divided into groups and stations. They rotated and did all sorts of different experiments. Here are some of the things they did today. The kids made a "lava lamp" out of oil and water that was dyed dark blue using a water bottle. Using a microwave, they experimented on what soap would do when heated and also the difference between Ivory soap and other brands. (Try that one at home, it is really cool.) They made a "fizzy" orange juice by putting baking soda in it. There were more stations than that, but I was stuck in the back room watching little kids, so I'm not sure what else went on out there. All I know is that the kids had a great time and are excited to start on their chemistry projects. Mission accomplished in my mind.
Here are the links that were sent out by our science club:
CHEMISTRY RESOURCES:
http://www.twinkiesproject.com/ (Fun stuff done with Twinkies)
http://www.plasmas.com/ (Information about the most common form of matter)
http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/ (Super website for all types of science experiments with videos)
Other Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZfHn1YJVGk&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXDOYFuP9rk&feature=channelhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzsvR3vH2Oo&NR=1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=608OIFWYnto
http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/elephants-toothpaste (Elephant Toothpaste)
http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/00000035 (Lava Lamp)
http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/00000053 (Ivory Soap Soufflé)
http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/00000064 (Baby Diaper Dissection)
http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/dancing-raisins-the-bubble-lifter (Dancing Raisins)
http://chemistry.about.com/cs/howtos/a/aa020404a.htm (Baggie Ice Cream - this is fun and tastes good!)
http://www.sunkist.com/kids/experiments (Experiments with citrus)
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