Rockets & Eggs

The morning started off very rainy (and a little thunder here and there too!) Mark and I were both afraid that we would not be able to shoot off rockets for the group.

I started off my morning by heading down to the classroom to candle the chicken eggs for embrology. The incubator has been acting funny, so I had to replace it (we believe the motor went out in it). We were able to see a "blob" of material through the shell, so I am confident that the eggs have been developing. They are right around day 8, so it will be close to the end of my internship when they hatch. I can't wait! The temperature was also a little on the low side, so the teacher agreed to keep an eye on it and let us know if she had any other problems. Low temps are not near as bad as a high temperature. high temps can cause malformations. Low temps just cause a longer incubation period.

The afternoon was spent shooting the academy's rockets off. There were two large classes, and we allowed each student to shoot off their rocket twice. The winner was around 6 seconds of airtime, and it was fun to see all the different rockets that the kids had come up with. The biggest thing I noticed was how intense the kids were about winning. They were all very nervouse that their rocket would not take flight. We only had one that was under around 4 seconds, and we allowed a re-shoot for that rocket. The teachers had judged for most creative, and then for the longest air time. I think that they really enjoyed the change of pace.

Tomorrow I will be helping Mark at the Mini-College event at the Nationwide, Farm Bureau 4-H center (sorry if I didn't get that right..) We will be presenting on communications to a group of around 6 kids, and 5 adults.