Monthly Archives: August 2020
And there was silence in Preschool Land for a solid 30 minutes.
Deep in the backyard forest, far from the green grass and beds of blooming things, a table stood. In it, inches of white powder. Nearby, cylinders of jewel-toned liquids lined rustic benches, each for its own small scientist. They approached … Continue reading
Giant Test Tubes (a.k.a. “baby soda bottles”) FTW.
What I said: Today we’re going to talk about atoms! Did you know that everything you can touch is made of teeny, tiny atoms? What they heard: Blah, blah, blah … atoms. What I did: Atoms are always moving! Let’s … Continue reading
Science is Better than Huffin’ and Puffin’
You know how it goes with balloons. It takes a lot of huffin’ and puffin’ to get ’em blown up. When you do — or when you talk someone else into blowing one for you — you can tie it … Continue reading
You are My Density.
This is a line from a Baum Family favorite, Back to the Future. Marty’s young dad is attempting to woo his future wife, Lorraine. He means “destiny”, making this a malapropism — also humorous but not as much. Density was our … Continue reading
Lab Skills: Pipetting
The forced relocation of my science lab from classroom to home garage (thanks, COVID) resulted in a boon for preschool: all the test tubes, beakers, funnels, pipettes, scalpels, scales, cylinders, burners, and whatnot an Oma could need. Right here! Right … Continue reading