Dangerous Fire Ants!

This is Nicholas reporting from South Carolina. I've discovered some new ants - they are called "fire ants". They can sting you and they can even be deadly!

How to prevent getting bitten by a fire ant:

1. Don't go near their nests. (Fire ant nests can be under bricks, logs or just a big hill that looks like a mound of sand up to 40 cm high.)
2. If you see a fire ant, don't touch it! They will bite you.
3. Don't let you pets near them.

The Water Jar Experiment

This is the first of many posts by Nicholas. If you're a Mum or Dad who is homeschooling your children and using lots of worksheets, you will change your mind once you listen to my ideas!

SO - let's get on to our first experiment...

1st step - take a jar

2nd step - fill the jar with cold water (reminder: always make the water COLD - as cold as you can get it)

3rd step - put the jar, filled with water, in a sunny window - what do you think will happen to the water?

4th step - wait for 2 hours

5th step - pour the water on your wrist - is it warm or cold?

ANSWER:

The water will have warmed up. Why? Because the sun's radiation heats it up. You can google that to find out more about how that works.