As I mentioned in Lab Sciences, providing chemistry lab experience is a bit of a challenge for homeschoolers like us.
Today, was the first day of my Do-it-yourself Chemistry Lab Camp. We got off to a good start. We have 12 homeschool high school students meeting in my one car garage.
The kids did well and had a good time. I had been a little worried that 4.5 hours was going to be too much at one sitting. It helped that we had a master teacher and a short 15 minute break with snacks in the middle.
We really like the lab kit,CK01A Standard/Honors Home School Chemistry Laboratory Kit by Home Scientist LLC. When we ordered 6 kits, they threw in extra goggles because they correctly assumed were were doing a co-op class.
The only real problem we had was the circuit breaker. The outlet on the ceiling for the garage door couldn't handle the two hot plates, hair dryer and desk lamp. We ended up running an extension cord into the kitchen. 
And speaking of kitchens, the moms who stayed hung out and discussed politics while I cleaned my beautifully remodeled kitchen.
I'm also really glad we kept our old refrigerator in the laundry room. It is a great place to store today's experiments on recrystallization.
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