Despicable Me 2 Week: Mad Science, Part I

Part of our

Despicable Me 2 week of learning

included some

"Mad Science" experiments,

honoring...

...the brilliant but aged 

Dr. Nefario.

Here are my little mad scientists,

ready to get their hands dirty...

Before we got started,

I read...

...Science Verse

by

Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith.

The first couple of science experiments

we did were kits I have had stored

for some time we needed a bit of educational fun.

 One day we played with these

fake snow kits from

The Dollar Tree.

You can read all about the Science

behind these kits

by reading THIS blog post.

We have done this experiment in the past,

and greatly enjoy it!

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Another day

(after I got the Half and Half we needed for the experiment)

we broke open the

Blizzard Maker...

...and Piggy made certain 

to wear his safety goggles during the process!

 After 10 minutes of "tortuous" stirring

the ice cream mix in the machine...

 ...the kiddos enjoyed eating...

...the fruits of their labor.

 The "mad science" behind this tasty treat

relates to the endothermic process,

which you can read all about 

HERE,

since this experiment is similar to making

"Ice Cream in a Bag."

Come back next week

to Science Sunday to see

the rest of our Mad Science fun...