Thad Martin

hi,

i was wondering if anyone had any idea what to include in a homemade
chemistry set. my 4 year old is fascinated with making 'potions' and
'medicine'. most of his experiments are made in the kitchen with
spices, flour, and whatever is around or in the bathroom with lotions,
herbs (tinctures) and anything else i can part with (mixing often
happens, and the mixtures most definitely end up in the toilet). but i
think he would really enjoy some chemical reactions (other then vinegar
and baking soda) but i'm completely clueless in this area and would
welcome any thought on this.

-susan
austin,tx

Lisa Bugg

You might find the book Mudpies to Magnets and it's sequel, More Mudpies to
Magnets, a great addition to your tool kit.

Petri dishes, test tubes, tweezers, corks, baking soda, ph test strips, iron
filings, measuring cups/spoons, measuring tape, baby food sized jars,
string, balloons

LisaKK
----- Original Message -----
From: Thad Martin <tmartin@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 1999 2:55 PM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] homemade chemistry set?


> From: Thad Martin <tmartin@...>
>
> hi,
>
> i was wondering if anyone had any idea what to include in a homemade
> chemistry set. my 4 year old is fascinated with making 'potions' and
> 'medicine'. most of his experiments are made in the kitchen with
> spices, flour, and whatever is around or in the bathroom with lotions,
> herbs (tinctures) and anything else i can part with (mixing often
> happens, and the mixtures most definitely end up in the toilet). but i
> think he would really enjoy some chemical reactions (other then vinegar
> and baking soda) but i'm completely clueless in this area and would
> welcome any thought on this.
>
> -susan
> austin,tx
>
> > Message boards, timely articles, a free newsletter and more!
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>

Debra Bures

Science Arts by MaryAnn Kohl and Jean Potter is also a neat book
Debra
-----Original Message-----
From: Lisa Bugg <LisaBugg@...>
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date: Monday, December 06, 1999 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] homemade chemistry set?


>From: "Lisa Bugg" <LisaBugg@...>
>
>You might find the book Mudpies to Magnets and it's sequel, More Mudpies to
>Magnets, a great addition to your tool kit.
>
>Petri dishes, test tubes, tweezers, corks, baking soda, ph test strips,
iron
>filings, measuring cups/spoons, measuring tape, baby food sized jars,
>string, balloons
>
>LisaKK
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Thad Martin <tmartin@...>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Sunday, December 05, 1999 2:55 PM
>Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] homemade chemistry set?
>
>
>> From: Thad Martin <tmartin@...>
>>
>> hi,
>>
>> i was wondering if anyone had any idea what to include in a homemade
>> chemistry set. my 4 year old is fascinated with making 'potions' and
>> 'medicine'. most of his experiments are made in the kitchen with
>> spices, flour, and whatever is around or in the bathroom with lotions,
>> herbs (tinctures) and anything else i can part with (mixing often
>> happens, and the mixtures most definitely end up in the toilet). but i
>> think he would really enjoy some chemical reactions (other then vinegar
>> and baking soda) but i'm completely clueless in this area and would
>> welcome any thought on this.
>>
>> -susan
>> austin,tx
>>
>> > Message boards, timely articles, a free newsletter and more!
>> Check it all out at: http://www.unschooling.com
>>
>>
>
>>Message boards, timely articles, a free newsletter and more!
>Check it all out at: http://www.unschooling.com
>
>