Dangerous thing #1

Today i licked a 9V battery for 2 seconds. it tingles Alot! Electricity make me adrenaliney

Harry Potter

So last year, I started reading Harry Potter. I had seen the movies and i loved them. Big and thick the books might be. They will suck you in and close the door behind you. They are great for kids and adults. They have great characters, a great story, and a great author. Isn't that great?


One of my favorite characters is Severus Snape. I had hated him until the very end of the series when i learned that he betrayed super-villan Voldemort.I had hated him because he had been cruel to Harry, and he had supported the dark arts.

The movies do not have as much detail as the books. For example: Harry's two best friends are prefects in the 5th book but not the movie.
I have high hopes that they include more detail in the 7th movie.

Barbarians

We started watching a History Channel documentary yesterday all about Barbarians. This episode focused on the Vikings. We are so happy that we watched from a DVD and had a pause button so that all his questions could be answered right then and there. It was excellent timing for this particular choice of video since we are right at the Viking section in Story of the World. This is Evan's second time through the STOW books. The first time through a few years ago, he read them to himself. Now I am reading aloud to him and his sister. There are tons of things he does not remember from the first iteration. I find it interesting to hear about the nuggets that he does remember!.

Life with a Scientist

When you live with two scientists, it is practically impossible not to absorb scientific knowledge, critical thinking, and objective analysis skills. It is important to play with the world too though. This is the reason we started having Scintillating Science and Marvelous Math Days at our house. In the fall, Evan's primary task for SSoMMd was demonstration assistant. He helped me organize SSoMMd activities and perform the "leader only" demonstrations. Why did I not require him to do the activities others were paying to do? His participation level was up to him. Usually, in helping me get ready for SSoMMd, he would have already done the activity and gotten the information straight. Once exposed to a new idea or concept, he has got it. There was no need then for him to do the activity again "in public". His favorite? The burning bubble demo from Bubble Fun. Next up is the Colors and Chromatography day.