Darren's study was to determine if sea water could be/would be de-salted by freezing.
[His results indicate the answer is no.]
Sarah's was to discover which chewing gum retains its flavor the longest.
[Extra Classic Bubble lasts a whopping 19+ minutes, if you're interested.]
One of the primary criterion for each child's grade is that the work is completed with minimal adult assistance. I couldn't be prouder. [Please note: I let "Qweston" go uncorrected on Sarah's title above. Not easy for the anal speller in me, I might add...]
However, I did intervene a bit...
On one of her results panels, here is the final presentation piece:
...and here was the first draft:
21 comments:
OMG - Laughing so hard! We thrive on the "no help" around here Lauren takes it so seriously she actually had a total meltdown because I wanted to hold the ruler for her when she was 6.
We just love science! And the chewing gum exp. sounds like fun - I might put Lauren on that for a summer fun!
Thanks for sharing.
Terra
I did the same chewing gum experiment in elementary school. It was fun! I have no idea where I got the idea, but at the time Trident was the winner ;)
Ha! I needed that after crying like a baby over Grey's Anatomy!
How absolutely funny! Glad mom stepped in and made one small change!
that's hysterical!! wow a science fair? how cool is that? :)
Oh Cheryl, that gave me such a good laugh this morning!
HILARIOUS!!
LOL...When I first opened the window I saw THAT photo without reading the story yet. I thought...hmm...19 min, not bad. ;)
Also, Sarah is my kind of girl. She picked a project that "forced" her to chew a LOT of gum.
:)
LOL..too funny.
Thank GOD you stepped in as editor in chief!!! That's hysterical! I can't believe they're doing all of that in first grade!
Now THAT would be some gum! Talk about "extra"! LOL Great job Darren and Sarah.
I totally LOLed and love Tracy's comment :)
i bet she had fun getting to chew all that gum!!
OMG that is hilarious. I absolutely love it!
HAHAHAHAHA Oh my - love that first draft :)
And what cool science projects! Nice.
Love it! Brought a smile to my face.
hehehehehehehe!! Good catch Mom!
Great projects...hope they do well!
Wow. Sounds like Extra out performs in more ways than one!
That's just funny science. Thinking about your family a whole lot this weekend. Hang in there sunshine!
I knew there was a reason I liked Extra. This type practice is great for future science fairs. Wish my kids had had an opportunity like this. (and nice save mom, I would have done the same thing.)
too funny! I was roaring when I read this. Great job on the projects!
OH how I love kid spelling! It's so precious and usually more correct than we realize.
Thank you for this, and thank you for being a parent who DOESNT complain that we teachers make the 1st graders do science projects. Some people don't believe us that it is fun for the whole family. (not to mention a good learning experience!)
Ok, I know this is an older post... but LOL!!!! You really should save that first draft for the scrap book. lol
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