Thursday, November 20, 2008

The Ancient Tale

Me and Momma made an Egyptian death mask. We made it out of clay. And after that we cooked it. And then after it was ready we took it out and painted it. And then after we were done we went and played and then Momma came in and saw that hers was broken from little Elle. It was like King Tut's mummy mask. A mummy is a dead person that lives in Egypt. They wrapped them up in linen so they wouldn't rot. They took the lungs out and the brain. They got the brains out by getting this tool that sticks in their nose and pulls out pieces of the brain out their nose. They kept the heart inside because they need it. They took out the organs and wrapped them up and put them back inside or put them in these special jars. They wanted them to live when they came back alive.

Friday, November 7, 2008

Chemistry Experiments

We were using red cabbage juice. It was purple.
If it turns blue or green that means we added something basic. If it turns pink that means we added something acidic.

Then we put soda stuff (baking soda) in the purple cabbage juice. It turned blue. That means it is basic.

(Vinegar hypothesis: blue) Vinegar turned the cabbage juice pink. That means it's acidic.

(Milk of magnesia hypothesis: green) Milk of Magnesia turns it green. It means that it is basic.

(Milk hypothesis: black) Milk turned into nothing. It stayed purple. That means neutral.