I made the minor error of going food shopping this morning … there were more than the usual number of clueless shoppers and lots of kids as it’s a school holiday here in the US. The good news is that I heard some fascinating commentary about Martin Luther King Jr on NPR as I was driving, so there’s that. And there was sushi for lunch … my favorite reward for getting the shopping done early.
Meanwhile at my daughter’s house, G was putting together the science fair project that he and I worked on over the winter break …
Last year we did a project together on how acidification of ocean water affects sea shells. This year he followed that up by seeing what effect temperature has on disintegration of sea shells in acidic salt water. Here are the pictures he and I took along the way …
As you can see from the clothing changes, G and I worked on it over the course of several days. So much fun. It was gratifying to see him graph his results and confirm his hypothesis …
But the best part was listening to G reasoning out why some of the results weren’t exactly what he expected. He truly thinks like a scientist and I can’t wait to see where he goes with that.
It will be even more fun to go the the school science fair on Thursday … hopefully with more pictures to show.
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This is just so great!!
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Such fun!
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Hypothesis: Can two G’s work together in a collaborative, scientific way?
Scientists: Grandson and Grandmother
Materials: Seashells, water, salt, vinegar,heat plus one key ingredient, FUN
Conclusion: The answer is yes.
Lasting result: A wonderful collaborative experience for both of you..
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We’re so lucky to live close by … I just wish we could live as close to our other grandkids, too … I’ve already offered to fly out to St Louis if/when needed for future scientific expirations
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Love the science project collaboration. That is the kind of memories with Karlie that I truly treasure.
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and I learned something … several things actually … all while making memories …
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Love this more than I can say.
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could we ever have imagined something like this nearly 50 years ago?
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LA – what a joy to be invited to work with G on these projects and to see the thought and analysis he puts into them. The nature of the projects and science behind them gives one hope for the future. Maybe the young will do better than we have to protect and maybe heal the planet. Go well. B
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he loves the ocean … has even written to President Biden to say we the people need to do something
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always loved the science fair, brings back sweet memories.
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I didn’t have science fair when I was a kid … but that’s the joy of grandkiddos … you get to do the best things all over again (and with far less correctness than we did as parents … my recent mini-golf outing with Parker featured no scorecard and field hockey-style golf “strokes”
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Oh this is so great! Reminds me of my Dad helping me build a solar “water heater” with a hose for a class I had. P.S. Sitting here eating my soaked oats… 🙂
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What a great dad memory!
And thank you for this comment … I’ve been meaning to try soaking some of the ground grain cereal in almond milk to see whether it’s an improvement over the usual method of nuking it in the microwave
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Wow just wow! How impressive is this project? I feel like a learnt a heap just reading about it and the results. I am in awe of this sort of quest for learning and understanding and so grateful that the young ones are doing so much work to help save our planet and our species on it and in it.
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Griffin has a mind for math and science … our hope for the future of the planet is in good hands
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What lovely time spent together.
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G and I think much alike … makes for fun times as we also share a love of cribbage and double solitaire
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Grandparent, parent and teacher…all rolled into one to keep paying it forward.
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making learning fun has always been my goal
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