We had another fantastic science class with Kristin, a.k.a. Science Mom. This week she did an awesome experiment on equilibrium (great words for "E" week). She explained how molecules "huddle together like penguins" when they are cold and how they "separate or stretch apart when they are hot like an erupting volcano". She then demonstrated how heat rises by using different colored solutions. The red water was hot. The blue was cold. By filling these containers to the very top and then inverting bottles with yellow water on the top of each one (quite a feat!), we saw the red water (HOT) move rather quickly up into the yellow turning it orange. The blue (COLD) took a little more time to move up into the yellow but it eventually did turn the yellow water green. How lucky are we to have such great learning adventures in science? Thank you Kristin!
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