March 11, 2014

• It's Science-y

  We were driving down the road this afternoon when I heard the distinctive sound of air blowing across the top of a soda bottle. I knew that one of the boys had a bottle and assumed that he was the source of air until I looked in the side mirror and saw this.

  

  Justin wondered if the pitch would change if we sped up, but when I accelerated he didn't get the anticipated effect. This looked like a science moment so I handed him a water bottle and told him to pour the water into the soda bottle. Ah-ha! The pitch changed and as we drove down the road, he emptied a little at a time and all the boys listened the the change. It wasn't long until I heard JJ exclaim, "It's science-y!"

  Soon after we got home, I looked outside to see a fire burning on a stump in the yard and the next thing I knew, Justin went racing towards the driveway with a torch in his hand.

  

  Justin loves to experiment and it's not uncommon to discover that he's done something on the dangerous side. Often his plan of discovery involves fire and this evening was no exception. When I walked into the kitchen after tucking all the boys in bed I discovered the remnants of his latest experiment. I found a plastic bowl containing a little oil that he had drained from a lawn mower and an empty can of spray paint on the counter. I'm not sure what he was doing with them, but I think he needs a warning about pressurized containers being used for science-y things.

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