Monday we had a chilly rainy day. What better way to combat cabin fever than make fresh orange juice using oranges from one of our sweet neighbors. She has several oranges trees in her yard that were very bountiful this past year. Despite 2 hard freezes, she still had plenty of oranges left to share. Not good for eating, they are perfect for making juice. So what do you get when you combine 24 locally-grown oranges+ 1 kindergartener + 1 preschooler + 1 toddler + cabin fever? A science lesson in turning solids into liquids using fruit. This experiment was perfect for this age range and general science concept level since they have short attention spans and it's very messy. I even managed to get them to drink some of the juice.
Our lovely oranges, fresh from the yard down the street. 
Sliced and ready for squeezing.
Boy Wonder #1 using his big muscles to squeeze the liquid out of the solid.
Not to be outdone, Boy Wonder #2 had to use his big muscles to show us how he was able to make solids become liquids.
Cute post! I bet that orange juice was Yummy!
ReplyDeleteIt was! Boy Wonder #2 ended up drinking the entire container of juice (about 2 quarts) in one day, which is astounding considering I haven't been able to get him to drink juice for 3 years. I think I'm going to have to buy an orange tree for the yard and raid my neighbor's tree until our tree is fruitful.
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