I did not like science at all when I was younger. I should say I did not like science CLASS. The way things were formalized in school was not appealing to me at all. I preferred the arts where things were flowing and creative. So I have been following a friend's blog and checking out great library books on science experiments for kids because Rowan totally digs science - formal process or not.
So here is the first in this series of Science for Dummy Mommies. And yes, we've done the volcano with the vinegar and baking soda explosions (and lots of other containers with vinegar and baking soda explosions) but I didn't have a camera at that time so I guess I didn't even qualify for the Dummy Mommy category then!
This experiment was on emulsification. We took a bowl of water and put some cooking oil into it. We wrote down our observations (because that's what Sid the Science Kid does, and I'm pretty sure I remember something about observations in science class) - I should say Rowan drew a picture of his observations. Then we added a few drops of dish soap and watched the oil quickly move out to the side of the bowl. Or as Rowan described, "the oil bubbles in the middle broke". So again he wrote down his observations. This time he was intent on spelling the observations accurately so he did. See pics. Then some chitter chatter about how and why the liquids separated, what would happen next, etc. etc. What I love about this whole process was Rowan was totally into it - like this was magic or something - and then it turned into printing and some sort of art project that he came up with. So it didn't start out as his idea but he was so into it and it turned into a bunch of other activities. Dummy Mommy. Hm!
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