All caught up on Science

Today we did the next science experiment-a Titration. We added ammonia to vinegar (mixed with some cabbage juice) to find out how many teaspoons of ammonia would be needed to turn the solution green (neutralize the solution). 18 is the answer. Which was approx. a 1/4 cup. This makes sense because we started with a 1/4 of vinegar. Afterwords they plotted the results on a graph. Side note: Important lesson learned-do this experiment where there is a lot of light. It is easier to note the change in bright light instead of the dim light we had. Now, that we have caught up on the experiments we will happily begin the next chapter next week.

We continued talking about the first emperor of China. Today's topic-book burning. It seems the great unifier was afraid of knowledge being accessed by the people. The people might get some ideas that were different from his. He burned the books in the Imperial Library.

The rest of the school day was the typical assortment of math, grammar, spelling, Latin, home economics, and phys ed utilizing the Wii Fit Plus.

In addition to our regularly scheduled science program we recently did an experiment with a baby tooth and a small jar of cola. Really, really gross looking tooth in that jar. Now we want to know what happens when you put it in a small jar of clear cola. B lost a tooth yesterday thus providing us with a tooth. It now resides in a small jar of lemon-lime soda.