Science Experiment gone awry!

So we have been doing a Unit study on Oceans.....it is SO much fun!!! Here is one of our experiments: Is it easier to float in fresh water or in the ocean?
Kyle's hypothesis was that it is easier to float in fresh water. He explained that he made that educated guess b/c with the oceans currents and the waves it would be very difficult to float in the ocean. (I explained that the experiment is to test if both bodies of water were still...which would be easier to float in).

The procedure was to fill a glass with water and another with man-made ocean water (stated as 2tbsp of salt for 2 cups of water).

Then you put an egg in it and see which one it floats easier in.

Fresh water

salt water

...no floating!

So we decided that maybe we didn't have enough water! we upped it to 4 cups....

 more water=more salt!

 still nada...

hmmmmmmmmmmmm...sooooooooo...i thought....well maybe the salinity ratio is off...so i dumped a CRAP-TON of salt in the "ocean water"

....still no floating egg!

THENNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN we re-read the procedure and question...easier to float in....EASIER TO float in....

 We found that while stirring the water, the egg in the salt water had more buoyancy...it bounced and popped around while the one in fresh water just thudded to the bottom and stayed at the bottom easier.

The winner is..SALT!!

LMBO!!!!!!!!!!!! Kyle saying "SALTWATER WINS!!" boo-ya!

Quilt Fever 2011 Quilt Show Part 2!!

Here are more photos of the quilt show in Orlando last weekend!!

I loved how they used yo-yo's to make these lil flowers in the pots!!! Such an adorable quilt!

This was a breath-taking piece of art. So much detail that you truly had to see it to believe it! Fabulous!!!! AMAZING! UNBELIEVABLE!

I thought this was a neat idea. Antique quilts in a glass case!

Never saw a sewing machine this small!!! You turn the crank to make it sew!! NEAT!

Another Bargello quilt!!!! This is the type I am thinking of doing for Ronnie.

Reflection quilting! You cut the same piece about 5 times and piece it so it forms a reflection!

Lisa and I bought the book to make this quilt last year! Another one on the "to do" list ;) It's called "Underground Railroad"

cute!

fun

Loved this one with all the white!



WOW!! red work...amazing...close-ups below!



Stayed tuned for more!!! I'll try to fit the rest on one post...if not I should def be able to do it in two ;)

Quilt Fever 2011 Quilt Show Part 1

Last Saturday Lisa and I went to a quilt show!!! It was sponsored by the Florida Cabin Fever Quilters Guild! IT WAS AMAZING!!!!! This was my VERY first quilt show!!!
I will need to break these pics up into several posts, as I have hundreds of photos!



My bestie, Lisa collects tea pot fabrics! This was SO cute with the little hankies!



This piece was AMAZING! It has quite a bit of machine embroidery on it!

The center and paisleys are all embroidered and so they end up being raised.

I LOVED this miniature! I never would have thought to put that bright orange in there and those stem pieces are SO tiny!

LOVED this paper-pieced flamingo!! Reminded me of the recent DQ I did to represent the state of Fl!

SO pretty!

NEAT pumpkin!!

LOVED this!

Celtic...I don't particularly care for it, but Lisa does ;) This is made using bias strips.



Look at this Log Cabin!!!!!!!! WOW!!  Lovely color values!



stunning!

such a simple pattern yet so beautiful!

one of the demos!

paper-pieced New York Beauty!

Loved the use of yo-yos!

I LOVE QUILT ART!!!

AMAZING! I <3 QUILT ART!!

This piece was simply unbelievable!!!!!!!!!

more Celtic

Stay posted for more!!