My brilliant husband found a CD called "Here Comes Science," by They Might Be Giants, and our son is eating it up with a spoon.
His favorite songs are "Why Does the Sun Shine?" and "Photosynthesis."
He asked us to tell his teacher, Patty, about it, which we did. And she taught "Why Does the Sun Shine?" to his entire class! He was so jazzed. Lyrics below:
The sun is a mass of incandescent gas
A gigantic nuclear furnace
Where hydrogen is built into helium
At a temperature of millions of degrees
A gigantic nuclear furnace
Where hydrogen is built into helium
At a temperature of millions of degrees
Yo ho, it's hot
The sun is not
A place where we could live
But here on Earth there'd be no life
Without the light it gives
The sun is not
A place where we could live
But here on Earth there'd be no life
Without the light it gives
We need its light
We need its heat
We need its energy
Without the sun
Without a doubt
There'd be no you and me
We need its heat
We need its energy
Without the sun
Without a doubt
There'd be no you and me
The sun is a mass of incandescent gas
A gigantic nuclear furnace
Where hydrogen is built into helium
At a temperature of millions of degrees
A gigantic nuclear furnace
Where hydrogen is built into helium
At a temperature of millions of degrees
The sun is hot
It is so hot that everything on it is a gas
Iron, copper, aluminum, and many others
Iron, copper, aluminum, and many others
The sun is large
If the sun were hollow, a million Earths could fit inside
And yet, the sun is only a middle-sized star
And yet, the sun is only a middle-sized star
The sun is far away
About ninety-three million miles away! And that's why it looks so small
And even when it's out of sight, the sun shines night and day
The sun gives heat
The sun gives light
The sunlight that we see
The sunlight comes from our own sun's atomic energy
The sun gives light
The sunlight that we see
The sunlight comes from our own sun's atomic energy
Scientists have found that the sun is a huge atom-smashing machine. The heat and light of the sun come from the nuclear reactions of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and helium.
The sun is a mass of incandescent gas
A gigantic nuclear furnace
Where hydrogen is built into helium
At a temperature of millions of degrees
It's thrilling watching Xander grow as his interests expand into the arts and sciences.
ReplyDeleteI'll never forget his sojourn into Grand Opera!!!!! And I don't have enough praise for you, Jonathan, for furthering the bents of your boys -- even snakes for Xander and library cards for Ari!!!! Gracious! What does Connor have waiting for him, daddy????
Beautiful post, Mom. Really niiiiiiice! xoxo
DeleteThanks so much Savta! Honestly, I can't imagine NOT supporting my boys' interests. Nothing pleases me more than fanning the flames of their passion.
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