Floating raisins in unit 17

Melanie · Post by **Melanie** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 4:33 pm

OK...I admit it, I almost skipped this science experiment. Don't skip it guys! My kids LOVED this. You have to wait for a few minutes before they start to go up and down (we talked about how Jesus was raised, but didn't come back down), but after a few hours, they stay up and do not come down...perfect example!

Candice · Post by **Candice** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:50 pm

That is too cool Melanie!

Candice

water2wine · Post by **water2wine** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:27 pm

Not quite there yet but now I am looking forward to floating raisins! Very cool!

I sometimes I think I am going to skip things too but I am always glad I don't!

beandip71 · Post by **beandip71** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:30 pm

Thanks for the heads up Melanie. We will be doing week 17 next week. I'm sure my kiddos will love it.

Gina

Sharon · Post by **Sharon** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 6:35 am

Ooo, this sounds like fun. Although we are past LHFHG I bet the girls would like to do this.

We may give it a try this afternoon!

my3sons · Post by **my3sons** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 1:05 pm

That was such a fun one... my boys kept checking on the floating raisins well after school was done!

blessedmomof4 · Post by **blessedmomof4** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 1:41 pm

Do you float them in water, or something carbonated? I seem to remember this somewhere in the cobwebs of my brain

Melanie · Post by **Melanie** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 1:58 pm

You fill a glass with about 8-10 oz of water, then add 2 tsp. of baking soda and 2 tsp of vinager...mix well and then just let them sit for 3-4 min. (hard to wait) and then they will start going up and down. It's very cool and they keep doing it for hours. Eventually, they all float to the top and stay. My kids absolutely loved this!

Then we took them out and felt them and...yes...squished them

They just wanted to check out the insides....kids!

blessedmomof4 · Post by **blessedmomof4** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 2:30 pm

Oh, that 's right! Heh-squishing raisins...

MamaMary · Post by **MamaMary** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 2:37 pm

I LOVE IT!!!

netpea · Post by **netpea** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:56 pm

Melanie wrote:OK...I admit it, I almost skipped this science experiment. Don't skip it guys! My kids LOVED this. You have to wait for a few minutes before they start to go up and down (we talked about how Jesus was raised, but didn't come back down), but after a few hours, they stay up and do not come down...perfect example!

Hmmm, I must have skipped that one, because I don't remember it, I can't wait till my youngest does LHFHG so we can do that stuff all over again!

Tansy · Post by **Tansy** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 2:07 pm

lol last night at our homeschool group meeting parents paid 2$ a piece for their kids to attend a Chemistry class... guess what all the kids came out carrying.

glasses with bobbing raisins!!!!! ROFL! one kids' weren't bobbing yet
I told him not to worry they would...

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