My 'Speriments

I have 2 future scientist/biologists at my house. A day doesn't pass by that one of them doesn't mention a "'speriment" or a "klektion" of some sort. (That's "experiments" and "collections" in E talk). One day last week, we did 2 experiments. Here's the rundown.

Mentos/soda experiment-by O. Love

Take 5 Mentos, and drop them into either a Dr. Pepper bottle or Diet Coke bottle. We tend to go generic on "'speriments" so we used Dr. Thunder.

Result: Soda shoots (or is SUPPOSED to shoot) straight up into the air. The result was "so-so." But it was oh-so-fun.


Creating a Wormery-by E. Love

Take soil, sand, bark or leaves, and organic matter like apple peel. Layer in a soda bottle, add 4 to 5 worms, put bottle in warm dark place, and watch the worms over several days eat dirt, and change composition of bottle ingredients.

Results: Not so sure the purple sand didn't kill them. Never noticed any difference in soil composition, and worms didn't seem to thrive. Sorry wormeys!