We had the best participation this week - 9 parents (all moms) and 6 kids...total 15!!! Everyone was given a balloon and two tablespoons of gelatin. After the balloons were blown, I asked everyone to hover the balloon over the gelatin which was neatly poured into a pile. Nothing happened...not exciting at all! Now I asked everyone to rub the balloon against their hair. I got a lot of "are you sure you know what you are doing" looks, especially from the parents, and some giggl

Participants: 5 adults (parents) and 3 kids. Yes, we had more participation from parents this week. "Has anyone gone swimming in a lake or unheated pool?" "If yes, what did you notice about the temperature of the water at the surface and temperature of the water at the bottom?" These questions led the way to excited discussion among the participants and it didn't take long for the group to gain consensus on the answer - "Temperature on the surface is warmer than the temperatu