We are studying water and different states of matter. Musa certainly has grasped the concepts. In Retta's world water comes from the faucet.
They were each given a ice cube in a bag and had to figure out the fastest way to melt it without using fire or the stove or microwave. Musa ran outside hoping it was warmer outside. Loretta immediately sat down on hers and then Musa figured out he could stick it in his armpit. We now have the melted water in a glass on the window sill to observe how long it takes it to change into a gas and disappear.
This followed with seemingly endless laughter about cold armpits and butts, which quickly moved to, "water smells like stinky armpits and butts now." Water was no longer tasteless, or odorless!!! Several more outbursts of laughter.
We also filled a large plastic container with boiling water and placed the lid on, to create a "cloud" and observe the "rain". Attention was quickly diverted to the melting plastic as the water melted it. (lots more laughter) Oh well, it was all about different states of matter, so I guess the experiment wasn't a total loss.
We are preparing for tomorrow's journey to the Science Center in Baltimore. They are having free Homeschool Days. Pretty groovy.
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