The other day, we had a delivery (Graeter’s ice cream, yumm!!) that included some dry ice. After making sure the kids understood that they couldn’t touch the dry ice, they were allowed to do what they wanted with it.
They wanted to touch the fog, to feel how cold it was.
They wanted to pour it into another bucket, to see what it would do when it was transferred.
And they wanted to look through the fog, to see the dry ice…
… but they couldn’t see anything.
One of the things I love about homeschooling is that Mom and Dad encourage us to learn about anything we want. Mom is always saying that it is her job to expose us to things that interest us and “spark our curiosity” (her words, not mine).
In this case it worked!
After the dry ice stopped making fog, the kids got on the computer and googled “dry ice”. They can tell you all about it now.
Homeschooling is awesome.
Oh, and if you’re worried about them playing with the dry ice, don’t worry – they were being supervised the whole time.
The next time you get some dry ice put it in your metal sink in the soap room. The sublimation process will make the dry ice vibrate. The metal sink will just amplify the sound.
Cool – we’ll definitely have to try that. PJ
Exploration is fun. Just one word of caution. If you breathe through the fog be sure it’s in a well ventilated area. We had a local man die from being in a closed coffin (a halloween prank) with dry ice. Not trying to be morbid but it’s good to know.
Yikes! PJ