Library Science

Mobius had a Science Project day at the Airway Heights Library!  The Chemist had some fun experiments for the kids with a wealth of information.  Connor loved it.  He started with 3 beakers filled with an indicator, acid and base.  By pouring one liquid into the next the colors changed from clear to pink to clear.  Next up he used a glass bottle with chemicals to blow up a balloon with hydrogen gas, which he popped at the end of the show.

 

Red fire tornado made from strontium nitrate and accelerant.  A fire tornado forms when fire is caught up in a vortex.

Green fire tornado made with boric acid and methanol, which Connor thought was super cool!

melting a styrofoam head (Steve) by pouring acetone over the top.  Styrofoam is made of polystyrene that is inflated with lots of air.  The acetone releases the air.

He filled a bowl with soapy water and used a spray can with pressurized flammable propellant to create bubbles in the bowl.  Then he dipped his hand into the bowl and put a small amount of bubble in his hand and lit the bubble on fire in his hand.  The kids were amazed with this experiment, so he did it several times.

Today 2-9-13 Connor also said his first lie.  He asked Jason in the den if he could watch a cartoon.  Jason said no.  Connor then came into the kitchen and asked me if he could watch a cartoon.  I replied with "Did you already ask your dad?"  Since he's recently started asking each of us separately hoping to get the answer he wants.  His response was "yes" Me: "what did dad say?"  Connor looked up at the ceiling for a second and then smiled real big and said "He said yes"  His response seemed a little off to me so I asked Jason if he said Yes to a cartoon.  To our knowledge this was Connor's very first lie.
That same evening he was told to go up to his bedroom and put his PJ's on and brush his teeth.  He came downstairs in his PJ's and when we asked if he brushed his teeth he responded with "yes."  Jason smelled his breath and confirmed he lied.  Connor then apologized and admitted he had not brushed his teeth.  He has officially entered the developmental stage of being able to deceive his parents now.  Booo