science for tinies: candles
Mar. 28th, 2011 07:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
psocopteraProject: Can We Put It Out?
Materials: two birthday candles stuck onto a plate with lumps of playdoh, a drinking glass, matches
Explanatory details: I lit both candles and we talked about how they were burning, that the flame was very hot (and would hurt if we touched it) and that it was making light (we turned off the lights in the room to see that better). I turned the glass over one of them and we watched it go out and talked about how it didn't have enough air. Then I prompted Junie to blow out the other candle (which she did).
How did it go: Great! Not super-participatory but she watched with interest.
Things we talked about: Fire makes heat and light, and needs air to burn.
What Junie got out of it: practice blowing out birthday candles ::grin::
Materials: two birthday candles stuck onto a plate with lumps of playdoh, a drinking glass, matches
Explanatory details: I lit both candles and we talked about how they were burning, that the flame was very hot (and would hurt if we touched it) and that it was making light (we turned off the lights in the room to see that better). I turned the glass over one of them and we watched it go out and talked about how it didn't have enough air. Then I prompted Junie to blow out the other candle (which she did).
How did it go: Great! Not super-participatory but she watched with interest.
Things we talked about: Fire makes heat and light, and needs air to burn.
What Junie got out of it: practice blowing out birthday candles ::grin::
