Cooper: Science Fair

Cooper did a project too.  It was optional for first graders but he thought it might be fun.  His project was a whole lot harder.  We tried 2 other experiments that failed before we finally chose a good one.  First he tried growing green bean seeds by watering them with different liquids.  But the seeds never grew.  Then he thought it would be interesting to see what would happen to good if left in different liquids. So we put broccoli in 4 different jars filled with orange juice in one, water, 7up, and milk.  Cooper took notes every day, but then they all just got moldy. So we threw that one out and decided to do something with Coopers favorite thing: candy!  He decided he wanted to see which color M&M melted the slowest.  He picked blue, orange, and red.  He thought they would all melt at the same time.  He chose to melt them in the oven at 356 degrees😄.  And he discovered that................blue M&Ms were the slowest to melt! Who would have thought?  Cooper worked very hard on his project.  When he thought he was done, there was more to do.  He even suggested that since it wasn't required for first graders, he might as well just stop and save the project for next year, and then it would be already almost done for the second grade science fair.  But he did it, and he also was very proud.  I enjoyed the one-on-one I got to spend with him, and teaching him how to create a graph and why.  Those are fun moments learning together.  Great job Cooper!!