Eggsperiment!

Rachel is really enjoying her science class this year.  Her teacher is really strict and has tough standards, but Rachel is learning a lot and has really enjoyed her.  To introduce the unit on cells, her teacher gave the students a two week project involving two eggs. 

 

Rachel had to do certain things to her two eggs each day at the same time for two weeks.  The reason for two eggs was in case one accidentally got broken.  I'm thankful for her teacher's foresight because with only two days to go, while completing the daily task, Rachel handled one egg a little too abruptly, and it burst open.  Yuck.  Thank goodness she had it over the sink!

 

It was crazy to see the transformation of the egg.  After soaking it in vinegar and different household substances, the shell became soft, transparent, and rubbery.  The yolk shrunk inside to a small sphere.  The very last day they were supposed to soak the egg in whatever they wanted...so Rachel chose to put it in Tang...which is why it ended up orange.

In the middle of her two weeks, we went out of town over the weekend and she had to find a friend to "babysit" her eggs.  I'm glad she has such good friends...because seriously?  These things started to get a little stinky near the end!

 

I wonder what her teacher will come up with next!?!