Science is Fun!

I have blogged before about how wonderful Erin's school's Science Lab program is. We are truly fortunate to have a wonderful teacher, Carol Stocksdale, who dedicates so much time and effort to making this program such a success. This week at school is Science Week - a week full of activities that prove how much fun science can be - and today were two big activities. First, Erin's class got to participate in the 5th grade Bubble-ology lab. Who doesn't like bubbles, right? The kids' first task was to blow bubbles on a table and measure how big they were. Some of the kids made HUGE bubbles! Erin's were a pretty good size, once she figured out how to keep the liquid in the straw long enough to get it to the table's surface.

After the kids did a few rounds of this, then the real fun started. They were given trays of soapy water and different "tools" to blow bubbles of various sizes.  An unexpected fun aspect to this was that it was recess time for the preschoolers, and they had a great time trying to chase down and catch the bubbles that the big kids were blowing over the fence at them!

 

The fun continued at each grade's lunch recess. It was the much anticipated Eggstronaut Challenge. Each student was invited to wrap an egg in something to protect it, and our fantastic principal (dressed as a mad scientist) along with her helper (Dr. Frank N. Stein) threw them off the roof of one of the portable classrooms to see which ones survived. 

Some of the kids were really creative with their solutions. Some of them (like the one that just put the egg in a ziplock bag of water - which proceeded to explode when it hit the ground, showering the nearby kids with sadness) seemed hell-bent on seeing how they could make the biggest mess. But it was great fun for everyone who watched!