V-Man has discovered the books by Seymour Simon, in particular his books about tornadoes, earthquakes, volcanoes and lightning. And in his pursuit of education lately he has been inflicting such natural disasters on his sister's dollhouse. But like I said, it's educational.
Anyway, to follow his line of interest, I found a great activity for demonstrating the concepts behind some of these natural disasters. An earthquake is easy -- you just tape together two sheets of cardboard as the plates, attach string through the holes, build a city (ours was a city of Polly Pockets and trains) and EARTHQUAKE! Even more fun than tipping over a dollhouse of sleeping Barbies.
The tornado project was surprisingly... um... what's the word I'm looking for? It worked -- that's what surprised me! These mix-type projects never work for me. I can't even make bubbles. But you just take an eight-ounce jar with a lid, fill it 3/4 with water, add 1 teaspoon each of vinegar and dish detergent, and then glitter if you want to demonstrate the debris. Then you shake it, and it actually produces a bona fide funnel cloud.
And you can't do that to a dollhouse.
What we're reading:
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| After the earthquake! |
Lightning by Seymour Simon
Tornadoes by Seymour Simon
Volcanoes by Seymour Simon
Earthquakes by Seymour Simon
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