[OzzieMom]

Today was my sons 4th grade field trip (along with probably 7 other schools!)
It was a science circus. To me it was to short for the cost,
But it held those kids attention for over an hour. They had a blast!
It was just 2 men teaching basic things kids wonder about. Blacklights, gravity, light, friction.
There was alot of humor! I had a good time too. So now we are making a boomerang out of a pizza box!!

[Donnah]

Sounds like a good field trip.  Children learn sooo much better when it's presented in a way that interests them, so I think your money was well spent.  Did the boomerang work?

[Gneiss]

quote:Originally posted by Donnah

Did the boomerang work?

Still looking for it? []

[OzzieMom]

Donna, I deceided to wait unit and finish it when we can go out side! I can see all sorts of things broken. Yes the money was worth it. I just wish it had been longer, Maybe I was having to much fun..ha

[Donnah]

OzzieMom, I used to own a set of books about kid's science projects that came with some encyclopedias that I bought.  There were lots of fun and educational things to try and I wondered if your local library might have something similar.

BTW that's where I learned that we all have a blind spot in our frontal vision.

[OmnipotentOne]

OHHH if your a science teacher do all your kids a favour and dont make them write notes for 2 hours!!  I had to do that every day, it was horrible we truly didnt really learn anything!

[Andrew K Fletcher]

Anyone interested in setting up a fascinating school experiment with water and tubes, showing that gravity can indeed cause water to flow up. The apparatus consists of nylon tubing used in the pub trade for lifting ales etc from the cellar to the pump, and freely available from any decent landlord. 2 bottles, preferably demijohns, a tray to catch displaced water, some pre boiled water that has cooled, some food colouring a length of string and a few grams of salt or sugar.

I would be delighted to assist and have demonstrated the experiment many times in schools and universities[?]

My Intentions:
Trying to get the experiments into the National Curriculum.

Andrew K Fletcher

Tel   01803524117
+44 1803524117, should anyone need to contact me


"The explanation requiring the fewest assumptions is most likely to be correct."
K.I.S. "Keep it simple!"

[daveshorts]

Andrew's experiment is very interesting, however the conclusions he draws from it applying to living systems do not accord with current scientific thinking. You may wish to read the thread discussing his experiments on the site at:
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1982

[BugZappa]

[]hi all
im new-just today in fact. im a pgce student at nottingham *wave*

'Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be looking'