MATH FUN

This is one of the neatest math experiments we have done in a while. Prior to the experiment, I made up three cups of blue water water and three cups of yellow water. Carter and Cooper were to follow the written "recipe" by pouring two cups of yellow water and two cups of blue water into a seperate bowl.
Here is Carter measuring his two cups of yellow water for the experiment. He was really proud that he could read where the two cups mark was on the measuring cup.
Here is Cooper measuring the two cups of blue water for the experiment. Carter, A.K.A. Big Brother, had to help Cooper find the two cup mark on the measuring cup. They kept asking why they were using colored water. They were so excited!
So, after mixing two cups of yellow water and two cups of blue water, we
made . . . yes, green water. After we had green water, we then measured the total amout of cups of green water (four cups). This was a really great math experiment because the boys learned measuring in cups, they learned yellow and blue make green (in an interesting way) and they learned that two cups of liquid plus another two cups of liquid gives you four cups of liquid. We are using Saxon Math and everday is a real hands on math experience and the boys really love learning this way!!