She Blinded Me With Science

Three weeks and six science classes later, who knows what my ten first and second graders learned but they seemed to have fun. Our PTA organized an after school enrichment program and needed an extra class. Maxwell stepped up to the plate and took a pitch, agreeing to give it the ole college try.

Week one we made slime, explored the characteristics of solids and liquids, and took a core sample of a cupcake to demonstrate the earth's layers.

Week two we paper machied volcanoes and experimented with air pressure by flying paper airplanes and blowing ping pong balls out of dixie cups. Can you get a ping pong ball out of a dixie cup taped to a table using a straw and without touching the ball????? Huh? Huh? Can you? Take the Ping Pong Puzzler challenge and let me know the results.

Then in week three we refracted light and created rainbows, performed egg experiments (bouncing egg, stacked 11 books on top of three eggs and they still didn't break!), and exploded our volcanoes with baking soda and vinegar.

WHEW. It was busy.

Perhaps now the dining room table can be reclaimed and I can clear a path through the living room, which has been completely neglected. All in the name of science!