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340 sats \ 13 comments \ @cryotosensei 20 Sep science

This is the perk of being a Science teacher in a primary school. I got this for free because I am teaching my fifth graders about electricity:

My work life married with my personal life when I brought home this electrical kit to share with my son. He loves hands-on experiences, so fiddling around with the wires and connecting everything together were right up his alley.

In the meantime, I could investigate the curriculum objective that I needed my students to learn next week: *the greater the number of batteries, the brighter the bulb will light up 💡 *. I felt great being able to spend some quality time with the boy and prepare for subsequent lessons at the same time. Dual-purpose activity FTW!

Subsequently, we read a book on electric cars (that I had earlier borrowed from the library) together. Electric cars are getting in vogue in Singapore these days. Charging stations are readily found in all parts of Singapore, including the neighbourhood carpark nearest my home.

I actually wanted to go downstairs and scrutinise the charging station, but my boy declined, opting for the air-conditioned comfort of his home. Well, I guess there will always be the next time!

What Science experiments do you do with your kids at home?

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24 sats \ 7 replies \ @SimpleStacker 20 Sep

Fun!

Our family got some good fun out of this toy called Snap Circuits. It basically lets you build circuits using fairly large lego-like pieces on a large board.

30 sats \ 2 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 20 Sep

Thanks for the heads-up!

I saw this on my shopping platform. I should get it for him. We celebrate Children’s Day on 1st Oct

fairly large is good. My beef with Lego is how it causes me to be frustrated having to assemble all these tiny blocks!

24 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker 20 Sep

Haha, yeah. But when your kids start being able to build complex legos on their own, you will feel a sense of pride

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 20 Sep

He’s already much better than me at Lego building

24 sats \ 3 replies \ @grayruby 20 Sep

My son had a couple different circuit toys when he was younger. A lot of fun.

40 sats \ 2 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 20 Sep

He’s 14 this year? What is he into these days?

24 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 20 Sep

He recently turned 15. He is into video games and making music.

40 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 20 Sep

Now that you mentioned it, I recall him making his debut with a music video on SN

24 sats \ 1 reply \ @brave 20 Sep

This is peak teacher-parent multitasking! Wiring up lessons and quality time with your son? You’re basically the Nikola Tesla of parenting. Any plans to sneak a peek at that charging station with him next time?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 20 Sep

I will probably do it this weekend. Strike while the iron is hot

24 sats \ 1 reply \ @Coinsreporter 20 Sep

Thank you. This is cool. I'm noting this down for future when I can teach my daughter about it.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 20 Sep

Glad to give you play ideas haha

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 20 Sep

Building circuits is a lot of fun. Used to do that with my son when he was young.