Today's sunshine allowed us to complete the math/science lab we didn't get to do yesterday because of the rain.
We had learned that the blue whale is the largest animal ever to inhabit the earth. The largest, ever. That's pretty cool. But just how large is that? 100 feet, that's how. To a five-year-old, that's kinda vague. So we went here to compare the size of a blue whale to other things. Fun, but still a little vague.
So today we went outside with her Dad's 100-ft tape measure and measured out 100 feet so we could actually see it for ourselves. It turns out the row of garages directly in front of our building was just about the perfect length. 100 feet is a lot bigger than it sounds.
We learned a lot about blue whales from this excerpt from the amazing video The Blue Planet.
2 comments:
That kind of thing really leaves an impression. Very cool!
Our Wednesday night group at church did something similar last year. They measured out the size of the ark, and had a ladder truck from the fire department come in to show us the height. It was astounding!
i love how hands-on your schooling. you care, and it shows.
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