Showing posts with label science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label science. Show all posts
Oct 20, 2011
Oct 30, 2009
Cell Size
Nerd alert!
Ever wondered what's smaller than a sperm cell? Wonder no more, thanks to this merging of scientifical knowledge and creative graphic design over at the University of Utah's website. It's worth clicking the link!
[Snagged from Gizmodo.]
Ever wondered what's smaller than a sperm cell? Wonder no more, thanks to this merging of scientifical knowledge and creative graphic design over at the University of Utah's website. It's worth clicking the link!
[Snagged from Gizmodo.]
Jul 24, 2009
Primary Colors
The decision to be a stay at home dad wasn't an easy one. We knew that with all the benefits it would bring there were also some trade offs. One of those trade offs was giving up day care. When I was still working, Jameson went to the Goddard School three days a week. We loved it. He loved it. The teachers, his friends and the activity all made for a great experience that Julie and I sometimes feel guilty about taking away from Jameson. On his last day of school, his teacher, Miss Michelle, told him, "Jameson, you are welcome to come back to my classroom any time you want." Jameson took that to heart and on a few occasions he has asked to go back to Goddard and visit his friends. It's hard to argue with him because "Miss Michelle said I could!"
So, in an effort to make up for the lost learning experiences he was getting at the Goddard School (and assuage some of my guilt) I try to provide some school like activities for him at home. It's one of the reasons I bought the easel. My activities are probably not as well thought out and sometimes they're just simple art projects, but he seems to really enjoy them. The twins nap each day for an hour or two so that gives us some quiet time to do something one-on-one. (The rest of the day is like a bloody circus.)
Which brings us to yesterday's experiment: mixing colors. Basically, I filled up a bunch of little plastic containers with water and a couple drops of red, blue or yellow food coloring. Then I let Jameson mix them however he wanted. He loved it. And he learned a few things, too. He discovered what primary colors are and what a hypothesis is. And he wants to do it again today. Edutainment FTW.
So, in an effort to make up for the lost learning experiences he was getting at the Goddard School (and assuage some of my guilt) I try to provide some school like activities for him at home. It's one of the reasons I bought the easel. My activities are probably not as well thought out and sometimes they're just simple art projects, but he seems to really enjoy them. The twins nap each day for an hour or two so that gives us some quiet time to do something one-on-one. (The rest of the day is like a bloody circus.)
Which brings us to yesterday's experiment: mixing colors. Basically, I filled up a bunch of little plastic containers with water and a couple drops of red, blue or yellow food coloring. Then I let Jameson mix them however he wanted. He loved it. And he learned a few things, too. He discovered what primary colors are and what a hypothesis is. And he wants to do it again today. Edutainment FTW.
May 5, 2009
Boonshoft Museum
I'm still at least a month behind on photo uploads.
Back in what I believe was March (maybe it was April) we went to the Boonshoft Museum. It's the local children's/science/natural history museum. It's not as grandiose as, say, the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, or COSI, but it's still got enough going on to keep a three year old busy for a whole day. They've got a nice mix of hands on exhibits, education and entertainment and even some cool animal displays. Jameson sure enjoyed it. We attended a short science show and Jameson got to participate "on stage" for one of the audience participation bits. When the presenter asked for volunteers, Jameson's hand shot up immediately which was a little surprising to begin with, but I was even more surprised that he actually went up by himself and performed in front of a bunch of total strangers. I wouldn't call him shy, but he's only three and when he was chosen from the audience I wasn't sure he'd actually go through with it once he realized he'd be participating without me. But he did it. And he was oh so cute. It was a performance art piece. Several people were acting out the various processes involved in a working combustion engine and Jameson's job was to spin around -- something definitely within his skill set. You can see his work below.
Back in what I believe was March (maybe it was April) we went to the Boonshoft Museum. It's the local children's/science/natural history museum. It's not as grandiose as, say, the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, or COSI, but it's still got enough going on to keep a three year old busy for a whole day. They've got a nice mix of hands on exhibits, education and entertainment and even some cool animal displays. Jameson sure enjoyed it. We attended a short science show and Jameson got to participate "on stage" for one of the audience participation bits. When the presenter asked for volunteers, Jameson's hand shot up immediately which was a little surprising to begin with, but I was even more surprised that he actually went up by himself and performed in front of a bunch of total strangers. I wouldn't call him shy, but he's only three and when he was chosen from the audience I wasn't sure he'd actually go through with it once he realized he'd be participating without me. But he did it. And he was oh so cute. It was a performance art piece. Several people were acting out the various processes involved in a working combustion engine and Jameson's job was to spin around -- something definitely within his skill set. You can see his work below.
Maybe the best part of the whole museum was the three and a half story climbing and sliding structure built right in the middle of the museum.
The picture doesn't do it justice.
It was pretty much super awesome.
Jameson would have easily spent the entire day going up and down the slide thingy.
I nearly had to drag him away.
Jameson getting instructions for his performance.
He's playing the part of some spinning thing in an engine.
Whatever that might be.
Of course, no science show is complete without fire.
Fire!
Apr 29, 2009
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