Field Trip #158 Friday Blog Hop–PineWood Derby (Physics Lesson)

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So maybe not technically a ‘field trip’ but this last weekend C has his first pinewood derby.  It was a neat lesson in Physics (though they really had no idea they were learning).  The size and shapes and weight of the cars, which ones went faster, etc.  There was actually a kid there just before we started conducting a science experiment based on placement of weights on the cars…which placement made the car go faster.   That was interesting to watch.

Cs car didn’t do too great, they only announced the top 3 in each den and top 5 overall, which he was not…but it was still fun to see everyone's cars and cheer them on!

Then the following night Z and I took our date night.  We rotate months among kids and parents for date nights.  So January was Z and I.  February is c and I, then March is C and hubby, then Z and hubby and then c and hubby, as K gets a little older we will add her in to the rotation.  I wish we could have one on one time more often, but we also have to fit in Mommy and Daddy date nights, and all the other stuff that goes on in life!

Today we have 2 field trips, plus a home depot FREE event this weekend!  So stay tuned for next week!