As we continued our trip around Samal Island, I was eager to visit the bat caves on the northern part of the island. I read an article about the lady who is taking care of and protecting these animals and it seemed an interesting place for me to visit. The bat caves are north of [...]
Philippine-American Life Through a Scientific Lens
Tag Archive: Philippines
My trip to Samal Philippines part 1
Last summer, the summer of 2008, I took my wife and daughter back to Mindanao, Philippines to visit our family. It was my three year old daughter’s first trip back since she was born there in 2005, and my wife’s first trip back since she came here to the U.S. We planned to spend time [...]
A Three Color Density Lab
The class did a density lab where they change the density of water by adding different amounts of salt. The hard part is to decant the solution so the different densities don’t mix. We used food coloring to show each different density layer. The bottom layer has 2.5 teaspoons of salt. The middle layer has [...]
A beautiful flower
We are visiting family here in Mindanao, Philippines and I’m amazed by all the colorful flowers that grow almost everywhere. Right outside our fence, along the side of the road, are many different kinds of flowers. One flower in particular caught my interest as it’s very large and brightly colored. This flower has a deep [...]
Bisaya lessons with coffee
Here are some random thoughts of what I’ve been up to here in Mindanao, Philippines. I continue to take Bisaya lessons from my teacher Bebe. I am now up to lesson nine. Their are a total of sixty lessons and I plan to continue my lessons online after I get home from the Philippines. My [...]
Summer in the Philippines
Hello from the Philippines. It was a long flight, actually three flights in total, but we made it here safely. We are in the southern Philippines, on the island of Mindanao. Everyone was happy to see us as it has been almost three years since we’ve been here. I took video of our property and [...]
School is out for summer
Yes, school is done till next school year. The Mars habitat went smoothly and the rest of the end of year activities were completed on time. I am now in packing mode as my wife and I and our three year old daughter are getting ready for out trip to the Philippines this week. I’m [...]
Density Lab Video in the Philippines
Here is some video of when I taught the three color density lab while in the Philippines. I did this with over 100 students. To change the density of the water, we added different amounts of salt to create different densities and gave each layer a different color using food coloring. We then decanted each [...]