Avery was sick again this week: Her strep cleared but a few days after her last dose of antibiotic, she came down with a fever again. She has spent a lot of time at home these past few weeks (luckily she’s a good patient) but in between bouts of illnesses she got to take a field trip to the Lawrence Hall of Science at Berkeley and participate in a Fizz! Pop! Wow! worshop there. As described in the school newsletter:

“After a full and rich unit on solids, liquids, and gases, students had the chance to combine a variety of solids and liquids,” says teacher Rachel Klein. During the workshop, second graders experimented with green chalk, beans, rice, baking soda, cranberry juice, lemon juice, water, and vinegar to see which ones fizzed and bubbled. “They tested their results using four of their five senses (no tasting!)” adds Ms. Klein. “We also blew up a balloon with the gas we created by mixing vinegar and baking soda.” The workshop was a fizzy and foamy—yes, effervescent—conclusion to this science unit!

Glad she didn’t miss it.

-M

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