Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Hard at work and our second Mobile Science Lab visit

Using the COW (computers on wheels) to research rocks!  Their own laptops for the week!!!
 

 
 
 
OUR SECOND VISIT TO THE AGRICULTURAL MOBILE SCIENCE LAB!!
 
Do you know what types of dairy cows are found in Frederick County?
 



                                                 What products come from milk?




                                                Glue????  Who knew??



                                  Writing their purpose question...
 
The experiment begins.  Measuring warm milk...


                                            Adding vinegar...

   


                                         Stirring it carefully...



                           Straining the liquid...making curds and whey....








                                Measuring water and adding it to the "curds"....


                                    Cleaning out their strainers...
 

                                     Adding baking soda...stirring it carefully...


                             Listening carefully to the next directions...


                                Making a hypothesis -  Which is stronger????


 
 AFTER THREE EXPERIMENTS WITH CONSTRUCTION PAPER....Ask your child.....which is stronger?????