It was Saraia's turn to be the Scientist of the Week. Daddy was excited about helping Saraia with this and leading the discussion on the subject in class. It would great to get up in front of the class and work with the kids. Daddy and Saraia went through many ideas before daddy saw something interesting in a book that he bought. After looking at it online, we decided to go with it. Apparently water can change state to somewhere between a solid and a liquid when it is mixed with corn starch. There are videos of people walking on it all over the YouTube. This would be great and scientific as well. Daddy and Saraia completed a trial run the night before to ensure that everything would work the next day.
Saraia delivered the lesson and completed the experiment in class with daddy’s help. daddy and Saraia took a handful of the cornstarch and water mix and rolled it into a ball that was firm, but as soon as we stopped, it went back to liquid stage and rolled right back into the bowl. Everything was going good until daddy asked the class if they wanted to try. The kids went wild and slung the corn starch and water mixture everywhere. When it was over, the carpet and the kids where a mess. Mrs. Smith was a good sport and didn’t fuss. Anyway, daddy and Saraia had a great time. Hopefully, we can do more experiments this summer.
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