Lloyd Family

H ere is part two in our science experiment line. Sneaky Bottles Poke a balloon into a water bottle and stretch the balloon's neck to cover the bottle from the inside. Put your mouth to the bottle and try to inflate the balloon! What's going on? You're trying to expand a balloon, but when you do this in a closed container, space becomes a problem. There's nowhere for the air already inside the bottle to go when the balloon gets larger. Using your tack, poke several small holes in the bottom of the plastic water bottle. Now try to inflate the balloon. In the bottle with the hole, air is allowed to leak out, this making more room for the balloon to inflate.  Try not to burst a blood vessel in your forehead when you do this one!

S unday morning we were a little mystified to find a SNAIL on our kitchen counter. What?? It was a busy Sunday morning so I just left it there while I continued doing my hair. I finished and went to the kitchen and placed the snail in a cup with some water and a leaf, just for fun. As I was washing off the counter my cloth whacked another snail! I added it to the cup with its friend and was now starting to think this was no coincidence. It was then that I realized I'd left a couple of potted plants on the counter; I'd planned to plant them Monday. Sure enough, there was another, tinier snail clinging to the side of the pot. Ah-hah- that's where they were coming from! You'd better believe I put the plants outside right away. S o, for now, the Lloyd family has a few pets. Zane named the first one "Sticky" and Zac calls another one "Slimy." Sticky and Slimy are about 1/2 " long, when fully extended. Mr. No-name is about half that size. It's r...

W e performed four fun science experiments this morning, which taught us a bit about air pressure. I thought I'd post them on here in installments in case you wanted to try them! We got these from Supercharged Science ! Fountain Bottle Seal a 2-liter soda water bottle (half-full of water) with a lump of clay wrapped around a long straw, sealing the straw to the mouth of the bottle. Blow hard into the straw. SPLASH!! What happened? As you blow air into the bottle, the air pressure increases inside the bottle. This higher pressure pushes on the water, which gets forced up and out the straw (and up your nose!). So that explains why you should never blow into your Capri Sun! We found it best to be ready with a towel on your lap!

W e are going to a ward baptism today. Ezra just came up to me and said, "Mom, I want to get baptized in the Jordan one." I said, "The Jordan River?" and he answered, "Yeah!" I guess he's been listening in FHE and Nursery even though it looks like he's just running around!