Sunday, February 28, 2010
The Experiment Continues
We recut the stems and shuffled the colored flowers into different color vases. Viola!
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
The (Not So) Great Graham Cracker Project
OK, truth be told, the (egg-free) dough was dreamy delicious, and the resulting cookies pretty tasty--but not really a entirely different experience than store bought. That being said, they were probably over done. The recipe (http://smittenkitchen.com/2009/05/graham-crackers/print/) recommended 15-25 minutes in the oven. My oven temperature is spot on and 15 minutes did in the thinner cookies and left several others with black bottoms. I have a bit more dough rolled into a log in the freezer. We may try slicing to maintain a more consistent thickness and baking them for a shorter time AND further apart on the baking sheet--OR we might just eat the dough in chunks with a clear conscious.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Bacteria (Part II) at SERC with a Yeast Experiment Thrown In
Bacteria multiplying: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
3-D animation showing how bacteria travel in the blood stream and try to attach to healthy cells, but then antibodies attach and stop them, then a white blood cell swallows the bacteria: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Fun video on bacteria on cell phones: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
2010 Spring Seed Experiment: A Effort to Jump Start Our Herb & Vegetable Gardens
6 types of seeds (i.e., parsley, basil, mixed bell peppers, grape tomatoes, beefsteak tomatoes, plum tomatoes); 2 container types (i.e., plastic, paper); 2 water retention treatments (i.e., covered, uncovered); 2 growing environments (i.e., warm, grow light), and a lot of crossed fingers (i.e., 3 sets).
Monday, February 22, 2010
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