tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post8579088911540664673..comments2024-03-11T11:13:12.066-05:00Comments on Homeschool and Etc.: Rock CyclesHappy Elf Mom (Christine)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-85593015634464338502008-04-30T00:45:00.000-05:002008-04-30T00:45:00.000-05:00It sounds like you have some good rock activities ...It sounds like you have some good rock activities going on. We're decomposing sliced bananas right now. It must take awhile, because I don't really notice anything happening. Covering them in yeast is suppose to make them decompose quicker.Shari Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018062679321357917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-72754747036184954162008-04-26T03:48:00.000-05:002008-04-26T03:48:00.000-05:00For the salt crystal experiments you need to make ...For the salt crystal experiments you need to make a saturated salt solution.. meaning that the water is that salty that you cant dissolve any more salt in it at all..<BR/><BR/>then the crystals should start to grow on the piece of cotton..<BR/><BR/>cheers Kimfrog ponds rock...https://www.blogger.com/profile/06993183713914418876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-76555219080425365922008-04-25T16:33:00.000-05:002008-04-25T16:33:00.000-05:00Hey you could start an ant farm as a school projec...Hey you could start an ant farm as a school project then. LOLZimms Zoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671798321373854716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-29180992196531734692008-04-25T09:45:00.000-05:002008-04-25T09:45:00.000-05:00Oh, we REALLY wanted to do that, but presently our...Oh, we REALLY wanted to do that, but presently our kitchen is swarming with ants and we don't want to make things worse LOL! The boys were pretty disappointed too.<BR/><BR/>The ants I've been meaning to post on also. They're no fun.Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-45896935384197906542008-04-25T06:52:00.000-05:002008-04-25T06:52:00.000-05:00you might try rock candy. you can just make it in ...you might try rock candy. you can just make it in a container (like a baby food jar) and just leave the lid off. Ours turned out well. You do need to leave it for about 10 days.<BR/>It was hard to tell that anything was happening until it was time to drain it. All the crystals were on the bottom and it just looke like the liquid.<BR/>Don't you hate when a plan doesn't come together.Zimms Zoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671798321373854716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-65636948886574304782008-04-24T19:22:00.000-05:002008-04-24T19:22:00.000-05:00I am sure I must have done something wrong, though...I am sure I must have done something wrong, though I thought I followed the directions. It seems most experiments I did in high school worked that way, too, and I wound up having to look at someone else's experiment to make accurate notes.Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-29618622838906236062008-04-24T19:16:00.000-05:002008-04-24T19:16:00.000-05:00It's always depressing when experiments don't perf...It's always depressing when experiments don't perform the way they're supposed to. Fortunately, most of them work, or work well enough to get the point across.Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586139365230028783noreply@blogger.com