I got these in the mail today. We now have 57 tadpoles. Hopefully I will not be writing in November about the 57 frogs we own. I ordered these for our first experiment in our Science Lab Group that I am running for homeschoolers this year. So when I say "pets", I really mean experimental lab animals. Mwaa-ha-ha-ha! Evil scientist laugh.
57 tadpoles. Aaaaacchhh! What was I thinking?! I hope I'm not in over my head.
I want Nathan to have the "classroom" experience again, even though he has school at home. This is the biggest reason behind my decision to teach a science lab to TWELVE kids. Yes, TWELVE! (Unrelated--have you ever noticed how, sometimes, when you type a word in all caps or type it a bunch of times, it no longer looks right to you? Twelve. Hmmm...is that how it's spelled?)
I wanted to start things off with a bang by doing a live specimen study. I hope it isn't a bang followed by a fizzle. But if these little guys don't survive until Tuesday 11:30am, this experiment will definitely be a fizzle. Tuesday is our lab, and we will be running an experiment over 6-10 weeks to test which type of water is the best growing environment for these tadpoles--spring, pond, or distilled.
On the one hand, I don't want the tadpoles to die, but I also don't want them ALL to make it to adulthood. Especially not the ones we personally are keeping. Alright. That's the intro. I'll be writing again soon. Let the obituaries begin.
That is reason enough to look forward to November. Very nice scientific plan for reducing the number of frogs. (more evil laughter)
ReplyDeleteLaughter is another of those words. Don't stare at it too much.
Origin of TWELVE::Middle English, from Old English twelf; akin to Old High German zwelif twelve, Old English twā two, -leofan (as in endleofan eleven)
First Known Use: before 12th century
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Did you know there's a name for when you see or think about a word over and over until it becomes strange and foreign to you. It's called j'amais vu, or never seen. It's the opposite of deja vu. I'm not even kidding. I heard this on a podcast called Stuff You Should Know: How Deja Vu Works. Very interesting.
ReplyDeleteAnd about the tadpoles: You are one brave woman. Good luck.
I'm laughing that the comments are mainly about my one little side note. :) Very interesting--j'amais vu. I will have to remember that, because it happens to me with words all the time. And I am actually a very good speller, so I'm not sure why it happens so much.
ReplyDeleteSimply put, I love reading your blog. You write so well, and have the *best* sense of humor. :} I miss seeing you. Jill P.
ReplyDeleteIf too many of them make it to adulthood, then you just invest in some dissection trays, pins and scalpels! Just extend the lesson to include anatomy...
ReplyDeleteHope the first lesson went well!
That's so cool what you're doing!I really admire all of you homeschool moms.
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