little einstein
if there’s one thing that always gets jan in trouble (with us, his parents, mostly), it’s his unbridled curiosity. on the last record on the progress report from his kinderkrippe (a daycare for 1-3 year olds), his teacher wrote that he asks about all possible, as well as impossible, questions. well, one year onwards, that hasn’t changed. his questions just got more complicated.
right now, he’s wanting to learn what everything is made of. what’s your pull-over made of, mama? the table? the bathtub? what is ceramic, papa? look, my magnet sticks to the leg of the chair; it must be made of metal.
last week, for a few days, we had some snowfall and seeing the left over ice on the ground, he asked, what’s ice made of, mama? water, i said. frozen water. was he satisfied with the answer? apparently not.
so a couple of days ago, as mama was busy on the phone, jan got busy in the kitchen, too. at less than four and a half years old, jan planned and conducted his first experiment employing the scientific method. on his own.
he set out to find out if water does turn into ice when frozen. in addition, he wanted to find out if bits of bread (don’t ask me for the rationale!) will hasten the freezing process.
he placed two cups of water, both with bread bits, inside the freezer and checked every so often to see which cup froze first. after 15 minutes, he was finally satisfied that water indeed turns into ice.
obviously, his experimental design was flawed, and he can’t derive any conclusions on the effect of bread bits on the freezing rate. but hey, he’s not even four and a half; he has ample time to learn the need for control set-ups, hehe…
i mean, really, how old were you when you made designed your own science experiment? i must have been in fourth or fifth grade.
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20 Responses to “little einstein”
February 4th, 2007 at
it’s the genes… both mom and dad are scientists so… diba?
hehe, cute ni Jan. He’s sooo well-balanced. Matalino pero makulit at playful.
February 5th, 2007 at
what I can say?! you have a little chemist in the making. at ginamit na ang “salting-out ” effect to freeze water. ha haha!!! ang galing. yeah, it’s in his genes.
February 5th, 2007 at
runs in the family naman pala eh, kanino pa ba naman magma-mana!
February 5th, 2007 at
It’s good that you encourage his inquisitive mind…. Who knows what he might discover for mankind!
February 5th, 2007 at
grabe talaga itong si jan, oo! teka, mukhang ayoko na siyang makausap hehe baka pati ako, matanong ng kung ano-ano! hindi ko pa naman favorite ang science…
February 5th, 2007 at
AnP: naku, hindi sya balanced. mas laking lamang nung kakulitan, haha!
Glo: Oo nga eh. Sayang nga, it would have been fun to explain why bread would have pushed the freezing point lower, hehe…
Charl: Naku, sana sa ama, haha!
Linnor: Encourage? Hm, actually, we repress it pa nga, kasi kung papabayaan, naku, mas riot!
Des: hehe, di pa naman to nakukuntento sa simpleng sagot, haha!
February 5th, 2007 at
hindi kataka-taka na sobrang talino ni Jan….kanino pa ba naman magmamana? yung kakulitan, kanino naman kaya namana? hehe
pero alam mo, buti na yang makulit at maurirat, kasi alam mo kung paano mo maiha-handle, kesa naman walang kibo sa isang sulok di ba?
February 5th, 2007 at
Matalino na, cute pa! Yung scientist genes niyo imprinted sa kanya. Ang hirap so batang sobrang talino, kailangan you keep them stimulated or else they get bored.
February 6th, 2007 at
cool kid! maybe he’ll find a cure for cancer or aids. have you set up his lab yet?
February 6th, 2007 at
Wow, wow, wow. He’s definitely a scientist in the making. Maybe he should be in a gifted program. Is there such a thing there?
February 6th, 2007 at
and that is the formative stage, the age when kids absorb a lot of information. that is why, we have to give straight answers. another scientist in the making!
February 7th, 2007 at
What a very smart kid! His experiments are great! Be thankful they’re not experiments with matches. Hala!
February 7th, 2007 at
Naku, anak siya talaga ng nanay at tatay nya ne! I just wonder what kind of experiments he would be doing five, 10 years from now ;P
February 9th, 2007 at
he’s showing signs of becoming an intelligent kid. cute ni jan!
February 9th, 2007 at
Hmm… I wonder if my son will be a good day-dreamer like me ehehehe… interesting kid you got there!
BTW, off topic, the Personality Plus article is posted in my blog na.
February 9th, 2007 at
ang galing ni jan! ako siguro nung science class na ng grade school natutong mag-”formal” experiment hehe. yung tungkol pa ata sa munggo na gumagapang papunta sa sunlight, haha!
anyway, i agree with everyone, it must be in his genes (the inquisitiveness and the kulit-ness hehe). i guess, kailangan na talaga ng extra supervision no? ang mga bata kasi parang walang takot mag-experiment.
February 10th, 2007 at
Haha, what an interesting experiment your son did! That’s a very good sign, that inquisitiveness and the approach to learn thing on one’s own.
I don’t remember how early I experiemented when I was young, but I remember making a mess when I found out how to use the magnifying glass to burn paper.
February 10th, 2007 at
naks, scientist in the making.. that’s cute!
February 11th, 2007 at
Never underestimate the little ones. They have alot of time to ponder, contemplate and scheme, hehehhe. Congratulations for having a little scientist.
February 13th, 2007 at
Naalala ko lang yung unang experimento ko sa pagluluto ng dahon ng gumamela.Napagalitan pa dahil sa kalat lol