Calcium Carbonate
And then, since we were using calcium carbonate to make hard water, in class, I asked if anyone knew what calcium carbonate is used for this time of year. The Czapper shot out with "ICE MELT!!"
Critter Skull on Display
AND, the animal skull on display in my classroom, courtesy of Mrs. Lesko, was identified as that of a red fox. Unfortunately, the student that answered that question saw the name I blackened out with a permanent marker. Mrs. Lesko found the skull in the woods near her house in the Pine Creek area. Oh yeah, Mrs. Lesko, I researched the skull on the internet. Gee, I love my 'puter.
Tired Teacher
Whew! Beaten down, today. Got in about 6:15 a.m. to set-up today's experiment. That meant, setting-up set-ups for six work stations. Pouring Borax (water softener), vinegar, water, calcium carbonate, sorting out 100-mL and 25-mL graduated cylinder, two bottles, a syringe, medicine dropper, funnel, plastic spoon, plastic cups, plastic test tube, and then checking each set-up 'twix classes to refill depleted set-ups. I donned a black apron, all day. Got lotsa comments, a couple of cat-calls from fellow teachers and one female staff member boosted my fragile male ego with a whistle and "hubba-hubba."
Thanks Mrs. Antonacci
Mrs. Antonacci volunteered to take my BASE students to the computer lab for some remedial math work, freeing me to do some much needed clean-up and rearranging of my classroom. When you teach backyard science, you tend to get overrun with "stuff." My new classroom is a third smaller than the one in the old middle school and I no longer have a back room for storage. By the end of BASE, I found I have a countertop between two sinks. Next, find my desk.
Have a warm night, folks.
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