Gerren and Science

Gerren is using Apologia's Exploring Creation with General Science curriculum this year. He is having a few struggles with it: 1) memorizing definitions, 2) explaining himself well on a test (even though he does understand the concept), and 3) warning me ahead of time when he needs something for an experiment (even though Sonlight does an awesome job in their schedules, which we use, of warning you the week before you need something).

Due to this last issue, Gerren ended up doing an experiment Sunday because we didn't have any distilled water on Tuesday. Lots of the experiments in this book call for purple cabbage. After buying numerous heads for Landon (or begging individual leaves from the produce managers), I got smart, bought one head the first time we needed it, and froze what we didn't use. We've been pulling leaves off that head as needed. Usually they are used to make purple cabbage water, so their consistency doesn't really matter.

He had to make several different cups of cabbage water this time. Carys cried and cried, begging for a "drink". He finally gave in and let her have a taste!


She didn't ask again!


This balloon contraption was used (along with baking soda and vinegar) to make carbon dioxide and trap it in the balloon which he then had to release in one of the glasses of cabbage water to see if it made the water change color. Gerren was afraid the balloon was going to burst!