tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post1353300443806171401..comments2024-03-26T07:07:14.304-07:00Comments on Teacher Tom: Holding The Hose TogetherTeacher Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-70473691867324275222011-07-29T11:09:13.014-07:002011-07-29T11:09:13.014-07:00@Marla . . . Our mad scientist mixing is totally f...@Marla . . . Our mad scientist mixing is totally free form. Many years ago, someone donated a huge supply small, disposable specimen cups. I just tell the parent-teacher in charge that her job is to just keep filling those cups with powders and liquids. The kids then have larger containers and plastic spoons for mixing. At first all the white powders and clear liquids look more or less the same to them, but as they experiment they become more discerning, using their other senses to tell them apart. After while they start asking for substances by name or descriptors like "thick stuff" or "stinky stuff."Teacher Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-54315041414274462082011-07-29T08:35:59.957-07:002011-07-29T08:35:59.957-07:00Hahaha I loved the part of waiting for nature to c...Hahaha I loved the part of waiting for nature to clean up your mess! Great story. Did you give the kids any directions or were they free to pour and mix in any amount or sequence? Looks like a great time, even despite the clean up conundrum.Marla McLean, Atelieristahttp://atelier.schoolwithinschool.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-20701335155339539052011-07-27T15:50:46.579-07:002011-07-27T15:50:46.579-07:00I am all for child labor disguised as fun and educ...I am all for child labor disguised as fun and educational...well done, as usual, Tom :)Jeanne Zuechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937382280710368749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-58028691488162465182011-07-27T07:04:22.395-07:002011-07-27T07:04:22.395-07:00I love the way the children explored the materials...I love the way the children explored the materials. What a wonderful adventure. <br /><br />Is your water table homemade, and does it have metal tubs?Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16694746061830506949noreply@blogger.com