Oh man, some stuff got made over the "break of the delicious family meal". Presents got wrapped, stickers got used, wooden Oaxacan figurines got repaired and two projects came to fruition.
Project 1: All this thinking about Bohr put me in the mood to make a felt ornament of the Bohr model of the atom. I did a quick google image search to see if such a thing had been created and could therefore be referenced/copied. Alas, it had not. I made several failed prototypes until I finally found one that was acceptable (glitter, pompoms, stuffing):
Project 2: We are studying soil in APES. I ordered some soil corers (not sure why the school didn't have any) and they haven't come in. Instead, I made edible soil profiles to introduce them to soil horizons. Gummy worms and dyed green coconut are the O horizon. Butterscotch chips are the parent material.
Today we went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, where I learned that kelp are the fastest growing producers on the planet, behind bamboo. They can grow 10-12 inches a day! Can you imagine? A foot/day of growth. The sun's energy being turned into sugar before our eyes (literally while you watch it for 1/2 an hour)? Nature is amazing.
2 comments:
Love the soil horizons. Bet your students did, too. BTW, I'm going to have to flake on AGU - I can only go on Wed. Let's chat.
Hmm, I bet mushrooms aren't too far behind bamboo and kelp. I've seen them go from zero to huge in a day (we have a mushroom problem in our new backyard).
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