Fourth of July Fun

Fourth of July 2012

Mr.Mr. I-Man and J-Man in front of I-Hop

Waiting to be seated

J-Man ordered French Toast and I-Man ordered a lot of Pancakes

Mr.Mr. ordered Pancakes too!

 Then we went to the "little park" to see the fire truck

J-Man got too sit in the truck

The Fire Fighter showed us all of the tools and why they use them

She showed us how they hook up the hose to the hydrant

and the gauges on the truck that control the hoses

The Boy's on the back of the Fire Truck

Flag Raising Ceremony

J-Man holding the flag inside the house

I-Man in his Boy Scout Uniform ready to present the flag

We said the Pledge of Allegiance

and then sang the Star Spangled Banner

 Then we went Bowling

J-Man doing his crazy crab dance after his turn

Mr.Mr. did the dance too!

I-Man choosing his bowling ball

Strike!

I bowled my highest score ever 140!

When it got dark we played with glo sticks

and lit fireworks

All the neighbors were lighting fireworks and the dogs were barking.

Mr.Mr. rolling his glo-necklace down the driveway

This was the picture of the full moon through the clouds that night.

It sure was an eventful day and we enjoyed the rain and tempuratures in the 80's.

Happy 4th of July!



Patriotic Sea Shells

What can you do with 3 Boys,

Fingernail Polish and Sea Shells?

Make Patriotic Sea Shells

Mr.Mr.'s Sea Shell Necklace

J-Man's Creation

 I had a lot of fun creating different designs on the shells

Then I drilled holes in the shells to string for necklaces. 

The necklace I made for my fun neighbor Mrs. L.G.

My necklace

Happy 4th of July 2012

Home Tweet Home

Yesterday morning the kids were up early

and wanted to paint their bird houses. 

J-Man and Mr.Mr. painting their birdhouses.

J-Man wanted sky blue his favorite color and Oliver choose green

Then we put birdseed inside.

Then we glued (with non-toxic white glue)

bird seed to the outside for decoration

Mr.Mr. covered his roof in birdseed

Mr.Mr. and J-Man ready to hang up their bird houses on the tree

The bird houses in the tree.

Scientific Method - Electricity:Potato Clock

On Tuesday we learned about the Scientific Method

and Electricity using a Potato Clock

First we asked our Big Question?

If I use two potatoes will it work like a battery to power the clock?

Then I asked the children what their Hypothosis was. 

I explained that a hypothosis was an educated guess,

the best guess about what you think will happen and why it will happen.

All the materials for our experiment on the table

Potato Clock Kit

Oil, Orange Juice and Orange Soda

Rootbeer, Aloe Vera Medicated Gel, Orange, Banana, Red Potatoes

Then we conducted our experiment.

We set up our experiment according to the directions in the kit.

Make an electrical loop by using copper plates and zinc plates connected with wires.

We then inserted the plate (one zinc & one copper in each potato)

The Potato Clock Worked

Next we tried Rootbeer. 

It worked but the clock was flashing.

We found that when the plates were touching

each other the battery would not work.

Orange Juice made the clock work

Orange Halves made the clock work

Orange Soda made the clock work

Medicated Aloe Vera Gel (for my sunburn) worked.

I was skeptical but banana's work too.

We did an experiment with cooking oil. 

I don't know why I don't have a picture,

but it did not work at all.

So we decided to combine the oil and the Aloe Vera Gel together

The clock worked.

I explained to the children that if we were doing  a science fair project for school we would need to do some research to find out why the oil didn't work and why the other items did work.

In conclusion, science experiements  make you think and test your knowledge.

It is fun to learn!