This week was the Science Fair. 3/5 of my scholars had projects. The two older ones participated due to the fact that it was mandatory. Then there is my Zachary… my grade 1 child. He signs up for the science club!
I tried bribery to get him to reconsider. He was thrilled to be part of the science fair.
So… Project 1 was What is the best why to put out a grease fire… co2 and baking soda were involved.
This didn’t require much from me as far as the actually experiment… (thank you Voskamps) as Sammy went there and experimented there. This simply required nagging and more nagging and finally me coming down after 10 p.m. on the last night and helping glue and cut. Hum… I did offer many times before.
Project 2 was Tyler’s experiment about which glue is stronger… hot glue, white glue, wood glue or crazy glue.
Sanj and Tyler made this level system and used the different glues. Then a day or so later, they put different measurements of weights to see which would come apart first.
Any guesses? Hot glue was the worst, it snapped with the weight of almost nothing. Then crazy glue was next. The stronger glue as white glue which held out almost as long as wood glue… which only snapped when Sanj stood on it.
Project 3 was paper airplanes… make different airplanes and see if one flew better or farther then others. I have become a expert paper airplane maker thanks to the Klutz Paper Airplane book! (Thanks Janice)! Zach loved the whole thing… especially watching me grow frustrated with each failed airplane!
SO… who says once you graduate you are done school? If you have kids, you start all over again!