Dear Mom,
I know that I said I didn’t want to go when you first mentioned it but I am sure glad I did because Booger and I are having a great time at Science Camp! It’s cool having a friend from home to hang out with while I’m here and Booger knows all about science so he helps me out with our experiments.
We just finished a project today that was so much fun! We made a volcano! You know when you mix baking soda and vinegar and you get this really wild reaction? Well, the counselors challenged us to come up with the most realistic looking volcano. Both the volcano and the lava were supposed to look real so Booger and I spent hours building our mountain out of paper maché and then we painted. Booger is all about research so he downloaded lots and lots of pictures of real volcanoes and I added the detail to ours really carefully with a tiny paintbrush.
Then, the really hard part was coming up with the right mixture for the lava that would look like real lava. Booger had the idea to mix equal parts of white glue and water with and red food coloring. Then he added a bit of borax to the mixture to thicken it and finally added the baking soda. When we poured in the vinegar this thick red goop came oozing out! It looked just like a real volcano!
And guess what? We won the challenge! The counselors said our volcano was the best so we get to choose dessert tonight! We’re thinking sundaes!
Gotta go – it’s time for a swim at the beach.
Miss you lots,
Alex
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Thats awesome Alex!!!!!!
it,s really warm in the summertime
it sounds like alex is having fun! I’m happy for him! making volcanoes is fun! i did that in my history class once! >>cathouse2
That is awesome. A hot fudge sundae with whip cream and nuts and a big cherry on top sounds yummy. Hi, Sarahandlacey, Your friend, Amy
Sounds fun! :D
cool alex. you guys should have pumpkin pie for dessert. Or you could all go to golden corral. Just for dessert!
You should have a hot fudge sundae with a cherry on top :)
May I have a hot fudge sundae with ALOT of fudge no cherries? LOL! ♥*Hug♥*
Wow, that’s great Alex!!! That sounds fun to build a volcano!!! $Chocolate Chip Cookies Rock!$ P.S. Sarahandlacey could I add you my username is FLUFFYAMY17.
i agree chocolate chip is the best to eat for dessert
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That’s great Alex! I am so terrified of Volcanoes (I was so scared, I cried in a Volcano Movie I watched), althought, they fascinate me. I would love to be a volcanologist when I grow up. :) That’s the reason I would want Ganz to make Volcano Rabbits. :) -Moonstar◙◙◙
That’s great Alex!! I’m glad your having fun!! Your Friend ~nihao9~ ♥! P.S.. I changed my signature! ;)
That actually sounds like a good idea! :D
That reminds e of my science project I had this year. Me and my other 3 friends made tis volcan that looked SOOOO realistic you wouldnt believe it! Thats cool Moonstar, Im not much of a sciency girl. I have 3 things that I want to be when I grow up. Actress, dancer, and vet. Its just hard choosing! ~KK♥
That’s cool Krystalkat. Yah, that’s the only sciency thing I would want to be. I mean, sure, being a volcanologist is a lot of science, but lots of them go to volcanos and watch them erupt! (Too bad they almost all ways end up X) It seems like a thrilling job. But I would also want to be an Olimpic Runner, in the Army or something like a writer. But I don’t think my parents would like be being in the Army, or Marines, or something else like that. :) -MoonstarΦΦΦ
Science camp is awesome. I remember one year when they filled a massive container with corn starch and water then had us walk through it… It’s a non-newtonian liquid (meaning it solidifies when you apply pressure, but goes back to being a liquid when you’re not moving) so you can run across without sinking at all.
If you ever make a vinegar and baking soda volcano, adding dish soap makes it run all over the place like lava. Styx fan used to do it all the time because he loves to make a mess.
I did something where they made up stand on our heads and drink water. XP We were partnered, one stood and the other held the stander up. The catch was to prove things didn’t go back down our throats when we go upside down. the good news: water didn’t run down my throat. the bad news: my lunch did. XP XP XP the green ninja.
Sounds exciting too! Ive never seen a volcano in real life (mostly because there are no volcanoes here), but no volcanoes anywhere I’ve visited. I bet you would be an amazing runner! I’d probably never get on the team (running and I aren’t really friends, lol). But I could be the next Micheal Phelps! Lol, but I personally dont want to be a swimmer. My mom just signed me up when I was 5. I LOVE writing books! And the Army sounds exciting, both my mom and dad trained for it but never been in a war. I want to be anything that has to do with adventure! ~KK♥
Does sound awesome Moonstar, I bet you’d be great at them! Ill never be a runner on the other hand, but I do love writing! Hmm, yeah but you can be whatever you want when you grow up! I like anything that has to do with having an adventure! ~KK♥
I want 2b a writer 2 Moonstar! I like dancing & all(I do it 5 days a week) but I want 2b an artist & a writer so I’d rather be those choices. 4 any 1 wondering I had the best time of my life on my vacation ! I went on ALL the rollercoasters. I liked the Manta the best. I hope this posts……. $Strawberry_Starburst$
@Strawberry Starburst- hey, are you having trouble posting too? I had trouble, but then, somehow the problem stopped, thankfully. Where did you go on your vacation? Glad to hear you had fun though. You went on ALL the rollercoasters? No joke? I get sick on rollercoasters. (let’s see… I don’t think I will succeed on making a sick face here) :sick: ~§ugªr☾☼♏εէ☄☄☄ PS Do you like Starburst? Sorry if I offended you or anything, but when you change your name, it’s always something with starburst, besides Angie. I like Comets, but not crazy of sugar. (uh oh it’s thundering)
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I’m glad Alex is having a good time at camp! That proves that you don’t know if you’ll like it unless you try it! ;) -Stargazer