Mt. Pleasant Classical Academy

We are in those final preparation stages for tomorrow’s DE State Science Olympiad Competition. ScienceKid has prepared for; Storm the Castle (below photo),

Rocks & Minerals, Heredity, Food Science, and Mission Possible.  Five events.  FIVE!!!  Here’s a picture way back when of SK and his partner building a part for their Storm the Castle event. Please don’t ask me to explain, cause I really do not understand how SK built it. But he did. Designed it, found the materials, built it. Amazing!

SK is packing up his stuff, the lab apron he’ll need for Food Science, the notebook he’s permitted to take in to Rocks&Minerals, the Mission Possible box, and his trebuchet for Storm the Castle.   The picture below is of the Mission Possible box when they started back in January.

The device starts by having marbles engage a paddle wheel. Then a series of 16 simple machines operate, including a sand-timer that must run for more than 30 seconds before a light-weight can lifts a heavy-weight can. All simple machines. Everything operating in series.

Wish him luck. He’s calm. I’m a nervous wreck.

Of course MilitaryKid has chosen this moment to start working on HIS Science Olympiad Egg Drop event. His competition will be the end of April. But why can’t we have one afternoon off from preparation. Oh, yea, I have science-loving kids.