Mind Blowing Science

Boy did we do a lot yesterday!  First, we noticed more crows outside than normal.  We put some nuts outside on the front railing for them and waited to see if they would come and take them.  

They are still on the rail.  

On the little red table we had some foam dough.  This is a great manipulative!

I ordered this in December for preschool.  It includes almost everything to complete the projects.  We completed one of them yesterday!

We created giant jiggly crystals.  

We placed a tiny scoop of crystals into the test tube.  The kids learned how to use the pipette to draw water and squirt water.  We measured 5ML each time.  

This project took some time, because we had to wait 15 minutes to observe what the warm water would do to the small crystals.  

This is what they looked like in the beginning.  Very small!

We set our crystals aside and created a quick cheerio bird feeder!  The birds population has been heavy lately!  First the kids filled up one pipe cleaner with cheerios.  Next, I added a second pipe cleaner to the first, and twisted it around at the center point.  

We paused after fifteen minutes to add more water to our crystals. 

Once the pipe cleaners were full, we twisted all of the ends together into a ball.

We added some yarn for easy hanging.

I put mine outside so the kids could watch the birds.

It was the crows who showed the most interest!

Petra kept chasing them away.  The feeder is still out there, untouched.

Smudge missed the whole thing.  He was napping away on the dryer.  That has been his spot for a couple of weeks.

We continued to add water to the crystals until they had grown and reached the top of the test tube.  See inside of the small scoop?  That is how small each crystal was when we began.  The kids were very surprised! 

We dumped them out for the kids to squish and poke.  Jiggly crystals are pretty neat!  The best part?  I have enough to complete this project twenty more times, at least.  You can purchase your own science kit HERE AT AMAZON.  

It was worth every penny, and a steal at around $16.00.

♥♥♥Happy Thursday!♥♥♥