What did we do?

We chose four folk legends to explore:

• Cows lie down when bad weather is coming;
• Bees are more active when good weather approaches;
• Some people's bones or joints ache when a storm is coming;
• Hair loses its curl when the humidity increases.

We found some cows and bees to observe, asked Mari's grandmother for a daily report on the condition of her toe and curled our hair to see how long it would hold. We also watched the sky conditions and made a homemade barometer. Finally, we charted our observations for nine days in a row. more...