It is science fair time at the middle school again, and that means a world of crazy around here. Everyone's data tables and results graphs are due next Friday, so guess where some extra kids are coming to conduct their experiments...here of course! I am so glad Monday is a Holiday! It looks like we have 4 lined up so far; Lydia is looking at what wakes people up, Allie is seeing what berries make the best natural ink, Maika is looking at which types of building materials withstand earthquake, and Rhiannon is checking out what brand of popcorn leaves the fewest un-popped kernels.
I was Lyd's guinea pig for the first part of hers; it involved falling asleep on the couch and getting ice to the face to see how long it would take before I fell asleep again...twice since one data point alone is meaningless. She'll finish torturing me tomorrow night. The other two IVs involve sour liquid and peppermint extract (both should be preferable to the ice). She is lucky to have the friends she has, because they have volunteered to let her wake them up (or torture them depending on your perspective) at a sleepover. We will see how much love there is in the room come morning!
Allie's should be fun; she has pomegranate seeds, blueberries, and blackberries. She even collected feathers to use as quills to be "authentic." I am not sure what her DV is, but it should at least be a fun mess to make. Mental note - make sure no one is wearing white tomorrow....
I am not sure what we are doing with Maika's ... putting her constructions onto the kitchen table and shaking it vigorously... putting them in the car and driving on a dirt road... running them through the dryer on air fluff for 10 minutes.... suggestions are welcome!
Rhiannon's should rock, and buy me forgiveness points (Katie and I were scolded by the girls last night for eating the last of the popcorn). We have 3 brands of popcorn to test, which means the kids better be hungry. They can get their popcorn fix, weigh the leftover kernels, and eat in the name of science (I wonder if they'll get extra credit for watching a sci-fi film while eating)?
I wish dissertating was this much fun :)
