Science with Mr Dave...

0.5*(Curriculum) + the Chemical Cupboard / ((HOW2 + (Internet - Fear)^2) = Science with Mr Dave

I've always wanted my own chemical store to play with. Now, it's part of my job! The kids are learning, but I don't think they realise a lot of my "let's see what happens now!" banter isn't actually put on for their benefit... ho hum. Today we made some sulpher dioxide, did a sacrificial electrolysis of copper in a copper sulphate solution and demonstrated the greater reactivity of aluminium by dissolving some foil in more copper sulphate. My attempt to make slime with PVA glue and Borax sadly didn't work. Tomorrow, sodium and water...

Following the food theme... "Waiter, there's an octopus in my soup..."

Yah, so I ordered pork and noodle soup for lunch today and this little fellow was hiding in it! Maybe octopus are a garnish over here like parsley would be in the UK...? Anyway, down the hatch it went.

This was washed down with some sugar cane juice, freshly squeezed from a stall across the street. I'd often wondered what the ladies selling ground up plants were up to, but it tastes really good. Probably contains the same calorific value as a small rhinoceros though, and I'm sure I heard my dentist going apoplectic somewhere in Partick. Ho hum.

The school switches timetable tomorrow, so effectively I start working full time. Looking forward to it, but I think it's going to be busy. Also, Khmer lesson no.2 tomorrow afternoon! Allegedy, my teacher shouts at you if you don't remember all you 'learned' last time - I'd better go and do some revision!

Oh, one of the school staff, a scottish lady called Susan, has been airlifted to Bangkok with Dengue. Prayer for her and her family would be good.