General Info

All of our activities are scheduled for friday afternoons from 2-4 pm and are held at my home in LaPlata, MD (very near Rt 301 S). These activities are designed with the entire family in mind so everyone (kids, teens, and adults) can participate at their own level and speed. There is no assigned followup or preparatory work, but ideas can be suggested if you desire them.

Feel free to bring snacks for your family to have whenever they need. Any child or adult who needs to attend but does not wish to participate can enjoy the indoors or outdoors in a safe manner until such time as they are ready.

We ask that you pre-register for all SSoMMd activities so that we can have sufficient equipment and be prepared for all the attendees. SSoMMd membership entitles you to a reduced activity fee. There's plenty for everyone to learn and enjoy at our activities, if you want to!

Monday, September 14, 2009

Review of Bubble Fun

We had great fun at Bubble Fun, this fall's first science activity day. The nearly 30 attendees were checked in by my professional office staff (my 10 and 6 year old children).



Each person selected and labeled their straw, I went through and explained the six different stations which were set up. We captured bubbles on paper using paint-y bubble solution.



We blew bubbles in between two sheets of plastic and watched the movement, shapes, and other fun bubble properties. We created, mixed, and tested to make each person's best bubble solution. Recipes were posted to our board for all to see and try.





Every 30 minutes or so, I did one of the bubble related demonstrations with the help of my professional assistants. In the first demonstration, we burnt bubbles.



The second demonstration we froze bubbles using dry ice. After the frozen bubble demo, we continued to play with bubbles and dry ice until we were able to make bubbles that we could not see through. What you see in this glass bowl here is one of those way cool opaque bubbles filled with carbon dioxide gas.

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