Kerry's blog

Pink goo in our meat

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:49:09 +0000

I've seen a lot of articles lately about the horrible chemicals in our food, but this one is pretty special:

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/article/239241/82/McDonalds-Drops-Use-of-Gooey-Ammonia-Based-Pink-Slime-in-Hamburger-Meat

Woodworking

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:19:16 +0000

Last Saturday in Agriscience we worked on making cold frames. These are windows on frames that can be put over seedlings in early spring. The cold frames protect the seedlings and increase warmth, just like a bigger greenhouse. However, cold frames are small and can be moved around. We were also visited by our chicks' parents, the rooster Zeus and the hen Helen. Some of the teens were scared of Zeus, but many pet him.

This past Saturday, Agriscience teens dissected flowers before heading over to the Minority Scientists Showcase. While at MSS, our teens worked at a table where they helped visitors make homemade chia pets to take home. Our teens taught about the needs of plants.

Giant Chickens!

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:37:08 +0000

Well, the chickens are huge now! They are only 2 months old, but they are much bigger than they were in December. Some of the teens were pretty scared at first, but most of them were picking up their chickens by the end of lab. Some pics are below. We also looked at a variety of fruits and vegetables and decided which part of a plant each thing came from.

Chickens and Omelets

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:36:45 +0000

So last Saturday, we both played with our chickens and made omelets. That was a little weird. But at least we were eating eggs, and not chicken meat. Our chicks have grown a lot! Photos are on Flickr. They are starting to get their adult feathers. They are also a lot more boisterous. The males like to fight with each other. It may be a challenge to get the teens to continue picking up their chicks when they come back in a month. The chicks will be really big then!