Kimble Khronicles: Mr. Wizard's World

The title may throw some of you off, but if you're a child of the 80's, you'll know what I'm talking about.

Don Herbert and his show, Mr. Wizard's World!

I can remember getting very excited to watch the show. It was on Nickelodeon and aired next to You Can't Do That On Television, the show famous for it's green slime.

Thinking back, I recall some of episodes that stood out to me: how many times one could fold a single piece of paper, what things float and what sinks, and how to make a volcano. Though, I believe his volcano was with a fuse and sparklers, I hope he'd be proud of our baking soda and vinegar one.

I've always thought science was fun and now that I think about it, it probably explains why the medical field felt so natural for me to pursue.

We are soon approaching the stage to start looking at and interviewing private schools for Charlotte to attend next year. And again, naturally, we are drawn to the ones that put a strong focus on science. Oh -- more on that later as I know it will be stressful!

A few weeks ago, we were watching a show on the National Geographic channel that was about the Galapagos Islands. Charlotte was as interested in it as we were but took special interest in the volcanos.

It was after that that we decided it would be fun to make one of our own, and waited until the weekend so that Justin could participate too.

I found this recipe on-line for us to follow.

I think Charlotte mostly enjoyed mixing the batter to make the dome of the volcano.

I don't have a pic of the actual explosion, just video and it's too long to upload. I have to admit that it wasn't that great of a show. The red food coloring that we added didn't get mixed up completely and never produced red "lava". And if we do it again, we will add more baking soda and less water to the recipe. Nevertheless, it was fun for all of us partake in ~ especially with Justin's added internet search of youtube videos of actual volcanic explosions.