My son is psychic
“Anyone want to guess how much of the earth is made up of the elements Oxygen and Iron?”
We have finally started reading The Mystery of the Periodic Table, and occasional questions during the reading help my students stay focused on the chapter. Several hands shoot up in the air. The hardest ones to miss are the two attached to the body of my eldest son, Samuel. These two wave wildly in accompaniment to strange, desperate sounds coming from his throat. I do not call on him however, as the sounds are muffled by what appear to be an extremely large number of grapes puffing out his cheeks alarmingly. It is obvious that any attempt to speak on his part will cause some of that food to exit inappropriately. So I call on Moriah.
“Half?” she guesses.
“Good guess. It’s low, though.” I reply.
The sounds eminating from my son become increasingly more desperate.
“Three-fourths?” she follows up.
“That one’s too high.”
Samuel finally manages to safely channel his grapes down into his esophagus. His hand waves again.
“Samuel?”
“Sixty-five percent” He states emphatically.
Amazingly, this is the answer. His siblings stare at him, astounded at his supernatural abilities. I am amused, but somewhat less suprised, having given my share of fortuitous answers in my life. Still, this answer gave Samuel minor celebrity status in our house yesterday.
I can’t guarantee even minor celebrity status, but if you want to brush up on your knowledge of the periodic table, you can use one of the handy printables available here for your studies. I printed one up for each of the children, and even Peter enjoyed hunting for the symbol of each element mentioned in the book.