Science 08/25/06: experiment

Today i did an experiment. This is what I did. First I got a candle then I got a jar and last I got a shallow pan, here is what I did with them.

1. Fill the pan (not to the top, about a quarter full)
2. Put the candle in the pan (with the water) and light it
3. Put the jar over the candle in the water

the result: the flame goes out because the oxygen ran out in the jar and the water level (in the jar) rose: here is why
because the air in the jar was pushing against the water at the start, the water level was higher outside and lower inside, as the air was used up, the water could rise.

History? 08/23/2006

Some people spotted a sea-serpent around Cape Ann on August 1817

History 08/22/2006: Noah's ark

Today I learned that the flood in Noah's time did not cover the whole earth, but instead covered only a part of it.

History 08/21/2006: Ancient Egypt

There are tomb robbers in ancient Egypt!

History 08/11/06

The Sumerian day began at sunset.

History 08/10/06: ancient Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia means between the rivers.

History 08/09/06: Sumer

I learned that the soil was good in Sumer but it was very hot. In summer even in the shade, tempatures could go up to 110 degrees F, sometimes it didn't rain for 8 months!

History 08/07/06: Cro-magnons

Today I read about the Cro-magnons and I learned how they used a bow to make fire. Here's how they did it:

1. Make a bow out of wood
2. Get a straight stick
3. Get a piece of bark
4. Put the stick vertically on the horizontal piece of bark
5. Wrap the bowstring around the stick at the top
6. Pull the bow back and forth really fast until you see smoke
7. Start putting DRY branches on the fire a bit at a time
8. Blow on the flame every few seconds but not to hard to rid it of ash
9. Do whatever you want with it

BE CAREFUL WITH FIRE, ADULT SUPERVISION REQUIRED!!!!!!!!!!