Yesterday, we had the absolute best reliever ever. His name was Mr Ty. I’ll tell you why he was so awesome.
We did lots and lots of science. The first experiment was with gummy bears! Sadly we couldn’t eat any. Instead we got 3 jars. We filled 1 with 2 or 3 gummy bears then put water in the jar and sealed it up. In the next jar we put vinegar and gummy bears. In the last jar we put water and baking soda in it. Then we made our own. After a while, it was really, really weird. The vinegar had made the colour brighter and a tiny bit bigger. The water had made the lollies much bigger. And the baking soda… I don’t even know how to explain it. It was like crushed up jelly, but it still had the shape of a bear.
Then, we made cup phones! For cup phones, you get 2 paper cups, tape, and string. I made mine with Anisia. We made 2, a short one which I kept, and a longer one (much longer) which Anisia kept. We talked through it and it was really fun.
The last experiment was best. We used raw spaghetti sticks and marshmallows. I did this with Mila and Quinn. Ours was very last minute as our original plan didn’t work. This experiment was structural engineering. My Favourite part was at the end when we got to eat the marshmallows.
What I learnt is you can’t just throw stuff together and see if you achieve your goal you have to work and figure out what works.
Have you ever tried these experiments?