Nora - 12/17/2020

Nora ate blueberry bagel and two servings of peaches for breakfast.  For lunch she ate a large serving of hamburger & sausage pizza with the meats, peppers, olives, pineapple, and tomato sauce.  We serve the whole wheat pizza crust on the side and she ate that, and she ate two servings of pineapple on the side too.    

"Science with Lauralea" has become quite the hit with the 4 oldest kids!!  That's all they talk about every Thursday morning (and frequently during the week) before we begin.  Lauralea had to run get something before we started and Nora said, "Don't take too long!"  Haha.  Last picture:  We did 3 experiments this morning and the theme was "Chemical Reactions" with a Christmas bent.  This first one was just for them to observe.  "Bobbing Jingle Bells" using a soft drink that was carbonated.  We probably put a dozen "Christmas" jingle bells in the container in the middle of the table and when the liquid hit they all rose to the top, then descended to the bottom and then one and sometimes more would suddenly rise to the top. Then back to the bottom.  Repeat and repeat.  It continued for an hour and then we put in fresh liquid and they started all over again.  

Second Experiment:  We called this "Crystal Growing" and it's starting to work as I'm doing the Blog. It said about 3 hours so the kids can frequently watch to see it develop.  They twirled pipe cleaners around a marker to make them curl.  Then we put Borax in the glass and added boiling water (no, the children were not in danger) and stirred while the Borax dissolved.  Then we put the pipe cleaners in the glasses and now we wait to see if it works.  :)  Lauralea made one too and if you look close you can see it in the second glass from the right.  It's the "candy cane that she did with the pipe cleaners and she said she was giving it to Miles and Avi is giving her extra one to Cal.  Anyhow, Nora was drooling over the candy cane.  "I sure wish I could have it."  When Lauralea said it was going to Miles - you could almost see the wheels turning in her head.  Nora was doing some major scheming!  Haha.  Pretty soon she said, "When Miles and I grow up we can decide who gets that candy cane."  Oh my, I just roared!!  She's hanging on to a glimmer of hope it may still end up in her hands.  LOL!!

Last picture: The one below was "Peppermint Oobleck."  Basically water and cornstarch and the crushed peppermint candy just for smell.  Water and Cornstarch together make a solid and a liquid both.  Crazy.  For example when it's sitting still in Nora's bowl it looks liquid, but I could hit it with my fist and NOT splatter.  Haha.  I think Lauralea and I were having as much fun as the kids with this one.  At first Nora was pretty nervous about it being messy.  She said, "I do not want to do this."  Once she engaged she said, "I'm having so much fun."  I love that.

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