On Wednesday, Ted came to our school to teach us about science food! He asked us why food is important to eat . Some children answered, “so we don’t starve,” and “because it is good for you.” There are 5 main tastes: sweet, salty, sour, savoury and bitter. He said we use our food to warm up our bodies and to move our body around .Ted showed us wire wool then he put a battery against it, releasing its energy, setting the wool alight.
After, they counted how long it could burn for ( it was more than 50 seconds). After, Ted showed us an igniter which had a tiny, tiny, tiny bit of dynamite! Then, he put the battery on one end, and it made a snapping sound, then a puff of smoke came out of it! Did you know there is one animal that is good for the environment it is better than plants…. Insects! Some children thought it was pigs, chickens, sheep and fish. What did you think? You need 3 things for a fire: heat, fuelled and oxygen.
After, he had dish soap and water, put a lighter fuel in it. He had flammable bubbles! He then put a lighter on it, and it caused a massive fire! After, he took a piece of bread, put a blowtorch against it, but it toasted. Next, he had flour in a flannel , blew it, used the blowtorch, and fire flew up! Next he showed us his apron which had the digestive system on it. After, Ted done a well known science experiment, mentos and coke. Did you know your small intestine is as long as a bus ? Ted squished a bag with many foods to show your teeth crushing them up. After, he get a stocking, put the food inside, squeezed it to show it going inside your bloodstream. He got a plastic bag to represent the rectum, then cut it open to show it like your anus.
Ted told us that if someone wanted to do a job like him his advice would be ,to listen to science teachers and try to do science wherever you can and, any other jobs he’d like to do, he said a monkey scientist. And, a comedian.