Lesson Four: Marie Curie

Marie Curie discovered two new elements: Radium and Polonium
She was a chemist and did many experiments breaking down elements and combining them. 

She won two Nobel prizes for her discoveries and work as a chemist. 

Experiments:

Baking Soda Balloons, Lava Lamps, and Elephant Toothpaste

Slime Making

Easy Slime Recipe:

Mix:

1/2 Cup Water

1/2 cup liquid glue (clear or white)

A few drops of food coloring

In a separate bowl, mix:

1 tsp. Borax

1 cup Water

Combine the two mixtures and knead until all water is absorbed. 

It will become thick and less sticky as you knead. 

Lesson Three: Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton was an English scientist and mathmatician. He came up with the Law of Gravity and the Three Laws of Motion.  We had fun thinking of how different our world would be if we did not have gravity. We talked about Newton's Three Laws of Motion:  1. Law of Inertia 2. Force=Mass x acceleration 3. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
To put his laws of motion to the test we played a life-size Angry Bird game and we made mini-catapults.

Experiment:

Mini Catapults

Life-Size Angry Bird Game