Finding the telescope lenses
As my son began his first biology lab the other day, he opened the lab box and eureka!
He found his telescope lenses that I had misplaced during the move from Texas last year.
I remember one of the packers at the Texas house giving them to me to put in a safe place, so I put them in a very safe place…so safe I couldn’t find them when we moved here.
I’m glad he found the lenses, because it’s easier to see the stars Virginia than it was in San Antonio.
Here he is with his first experiment, learning to properly use the microscope.
Instead of dragging everything up to the kitchen, he wanted to work at the coffee table.
Science lab in the basement
Now I’m brainstorming how to set up a science space in the basement.
When house hunting a year ago, my favorite house on the other street had a wet bar in the basement.
At first I thought the wet bar was a waste of space, but then I realized it would make a perfect science lab spot.
It was basically an open closet, with sink and large counter built into a wall with cabinets above and below.
The lighting was great.
We tried so hard to buy that house, but it wasn’t to be.
Now I am brainstorming a functional space down here, since we do have a basement bathroom.
Sewing thread surprises under the microscope lens
For the objective to make a slide with threads, he chose two spools from my sewing kit, red and purple.
Wow! So that’s what they look like up close!
Oddly, the red thread was the fuzzier one of the two, while the purple one was smooth and twisted.
Not understanding the reason behind the difference, I took a close look.
I was surprised to see that I had purchased two completely different spools of thread.
Usually, I always use a basic Gutterman thread for machine sewing.
The red one is a cotton-polyester Gutterman, but the purple is a rayon blend.
Another difference was that the red thread was more matte, while the purple reflected the light.
I’m not sure why I bought dark purple, much less a rayon blend, but now I’m thinking it might be better for my sewing machine to lessen the fuzz accumulation inside the machine.
