"danger? i laugh in the face of danger.. hahahahahaha..."
(guess the movie line)
i feel like we're The *Bona Fide* Home Ed'ers today:
we've done *two* science experiments..
(that don't involve eating food)
it's a world first, i know.
J11 got this oh-so-dangerous-book for his birthday.
and since then, he's been commandeering all adults-passing-through to "educate" them a bit.
(that's the very patient Anne)
OH MY GOSH.
IT'S THE BEST. BOYS. BOOK. EVER.
anything we ever wanted (or think we wanted) to know or do: it's here.
and there's even an online quiz.
see if you can beat *boy wonder*...
and today, J11 decided to make flame-proof cloth (p. 141)
so we mixed up some aluminium potassium sulphate from his crystal-making-kit and oh, dear.. the solution wouldn't dissolve (too saturated: see, i *do* remember something from sixth form chemistry) so we added a little more water and heated it a bit in the nuke-box. and soaked the cloth, and now it's hanging on the line. we'll light it as soon as it's dry...
B-O-O-M!!!!!!!!!!!!
(we hope not)
oh, the second science experiment??
J11 just got a wasp sting ( i got one yesterday in the exact same place on the lawn. strange but true)
so we whizzed inside for the vinegar.
the rule is Baking soda = Bees, Winegar = Wasps.
J11 informs me that "as a wasp's sting is an alkali, the vinegar (acid) neutralizes it. it becomes a salt plus water."
and that's another moment in the life of an uneducated mommy learning at the feet of her brainy kids.
posted by skatey katie @ 3:34 PM
10 Comments:
That does sound like a great book for boys! How long did it take for the sting to go away?
I love how much I am learning by home schooling my kids too.
hey marie
i just soaked a cotton ball with vinegar, and held it onto the sting area.
i was so surprised as how *quickly* the sting just vanishes... less than five minutes. it truly is incredible.
Well, I am a "girl wonder," 11 out of 15. Do I get a prize? :)
My husband is the chemist in our family. He prefers Adolph's meat tenderizer for bee stings, but he didn't know the vinegar one. That book sounds cool.
That book is on my list of "must have soon"! Glad to hear you recommend it so highly.
"and that's another moment in the life of an uneducated mommy learning at the feet of her brainy kids."
What do you say to a statement like that? You are my idol xoxoxo
barb woo hoo *girl wonder* huh? i didn't attempt it.. memorising-little-tidbits does not come naturally to me, i end up guessing the answers lol
sharon J11's auntie and uncle sent it from England, and it was the Best Present Ever for him.
deb well we must both belong the The Mutual Admiration Society then *wink*
Lion King
Mufasa..oooo ..say it again..Mufasa, Mufasa, Mufasa!
Ohhh, I have to remember the vinegar! We have wasps living somewhere in our crawlspace under our house, and even though we have 4 feet of snow outside, we had a wasp in our kitchen today!
Kate - again you are a legend! 5 kids an educating them in such a lovely, way better than school textbooks fashion is amazing (don't tell my DH - he's a teacher!)
Sarah in Canada :)
Kate - again you are a legend! 5 kids an educating them in such a lovely, way better than school textbooks fashion is amazing (don't tell my DH - he's a teacher!)
Sarah in Canada :)
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