A Science Conversation

Earlier this week, Leah was helping me set the table. She said, “Dad, watch this!”  and she put the tines of a fork underneath a plate, pushed down on the handle and the plate went up in the air.

Being a good parent, I decided this was a teachable moment.  Or at least let my daughter know how smart her dad is.  “Nice Leah!  Do you know what that is called?”

Leah: “A lever.”

Now I’m impressed!  So I ask her “Where did you learn about levers from?”

Leah: “From Sid the Science Kid.”

Of course!  Lovable Sid!  She gets a lot of great stuff from that show.  But does she understand what they were talking about.  So I asked, “Do you know what you would use a lever for?”

Leah: “For lifting heavy things!”

Ah, genius. Okay, not really — but who says you can’t learn anything from TV?