Friday, September 3, 2010

Fun Friday - Science with Light

While sharing with Dad what we learned about this week, we could not forget this . . .

We are having so much fun with the experiments in this book. One of them I remember doing as a kid. Little did I know that it was a science experiment. Do you remember cracking candy in the dark to see the light?


Another one involved having fun with your TV (while it is off) and a flashlight. The kids could not wait to show this to Dad. Josiah keeps asking "When can we do these experiments again?" If you don't know what I'm talking about, get the book. Just kidding! Place your hand against the TV screen and shine a flashlight around and around the area that your hand is covering. Turn off the flashlight and remove your hand. The TV does not need to be on, just plugged in. It works best if you close your eyes while you have the flashlight on.


Then, while the lights are out and we have the flashlight, another flashback happened. Josiah was dancing around and being his usual silly self and I started moving the flashlight back and forth rapidly until it looked like an old-timey movie. Remember doing that? Everyone had a turn in the "spotlight". What a fun way to spend the evening! Maybe this will "spark" some fun at your house.

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