Inevitable Learning- Experiments

No longer Inevitable Mondays, because I rarely get around to recording what actually happens on Monday and I can just do Inevitable Learning posts any day of the week!

We usually go to the library story time on Wednesdays, but today I had one kid who didn't want to and one kid who did.  I didn't really want to go either, so I suggested that we read some books and do a craft at home instead.

Instead of a craft, I decided to look up a science experiment, because last night we were watching Mythbusters and E wanted to do experiments like them.  Most of their experiments involve blowing things up, however, and I doubt our mobile home park management would approve.  So I opted for making completely non-lethal tornadoes and freezing salt water.

The tornadoes connected back to an interest in tornadoes that came up a few weeks ago.  We used these instructions on youtube, but the only glitter we had is glitter glue.  So we tried it!  We ended up with globs of it that we pretended were houses and barns and things getting picked up by the tornado.  It's hard to see in the video, but it actually creates a tunnel effect.   




The freezing salt water experiment just sounded fun.  We put two cups of water in the freezer- one freshwater and one salt water. We'll take them out in a little while and see which one froze harder.  

Inevitable Monday- Uno

Last night we all walked to the store to get a movie from redbox, but the magnetic strip on my debit card is all worn out and it wouldn't work.  So, we decided to buy a new game and picked up Uno.  We played a few times last night and the first thing the girls wanted to do this morning was to play again.
E mostly gets the concept, but needs a little help.  L is happy just to be playing and have her own cards.  Both are learning from playing the game.  Colors, numbers, taking turns, being team mates, strategy, matching and more.

Inevitable Monday- Tornadoes

On our walk to the bus stop, E saw some leaves swirling around in the air.  I said, "That's like a little tornado!"  Of course the girls wanted to know what a tornado is, and I reminded them of Wizard of Oz and how Dorthy got caught up in a tornado.

The rest of the walk, we were running away from the tornado!  We had to hurry to get away before the tornado got us.  "Let's go hide somewhere safe!" the girls yelled.  "We need a storm cellar!" I said.


"What's a storm cellar?" they asked.  I compared it to their grandma's basement, but told them that her basement has one side open to the outside, because she lives on a hill.  People who live in places where there are real tornadoes often have basements that are completely underground.  They hide in their storm cellars so that if the tornado picks up their house and carries it away, they will be safe.


"What places have real tornadoes?" they asked.  I told them that there are tornadoes in the mid-west, but that didn't have much of a reference point for them.  Since we got home I showed them the mid west on the globe and we watch some youtube videos of tornadoes.

Tornadoes led to whirlpools.  


What topics came up at your house today?  What connections happened?