{"id":1314,"date":"2012-08-04T16:59:11","date_gmt":"2012-08-04T21:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/?p=1314"},"modified":"2012-08-04T16:59:12","modified_gmt":"2012-08-04T21:59:12","slug":"simple-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/2012\/08\/04\/simple-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I didn\u2019t realize being a missionary would require so much knowledge of science.\u00a0 Since we\u2019ve come to the mountains, we\u2019ve found ourselves many times trying to explain complex concepts of Biology, Anatomy &amp; Physiology, Botany, Astronomy, and Physical Science in simple words.<\/p>\n<p>As we broaden people\u2019s worldviews and teach them about the world around them, we\u2019re beginning to introduce the Creator through His creation.\u00a0 The beauty, order, and majesty of the Creation show the goodness, faithfulness, sovereignty and awesomeness of our God.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past year, we\u2019ve struggled through explanations of these topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Solar energy with solar panels and batteries<\/li>\n<li>Shooting Stars<\/li>\n<li>Tsunami<\/li>\n<li>Atmospheric pressure change when a storm is coming<\/li>\n<li>Pollination, crosspollination<\/li>\n<li>Lightning<\/li>\n<li>How menstrual cycles are related to babies<\/li>\n<li>Function of an umbilical cord<\/li>\n<li>How pupils dilate to let light into the eye so you can see<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I\u2019m sure we haven\u2019t always communicated very clearly.\u00a0 I think sometimes the people think we are CRAZY for our weird ideas!<\/p>\n<p>Lately we\u2019ve been explaining a lot of Biology \u2013 Chicken Biology.<\/p>\n<p>Katie and I bought 2 chickens a few weeks ago.\u00a0 We bought females because we only wanted eggs, and we bought 2 because we figured if they both lay frequently, that would give us a decent amount of eggs for cooking and baking.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1316\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1316\" style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/2012\/08\/04\/simple-science\/img_3138\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1316\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1316 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/files\/2012\/08\/IMG_3138.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/files\/2012\/08\/IMG_3138.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/files\/2012\/08\/IMG_3138-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/files\/2012\/08\/IMG_3138-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1316\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scout (Katie&#039;s) and Chicken (mine). I bought my chicken sight-unseen and of course, got a &quot;naked&quot; chicken as they call them here! She has no feathers on her neck. But, supposedly &quot;naked&quot; chicken lay more eggs than others.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When we first bought the chickens, the ladies we bought the chickens from told us we needed a rooster or we wouldn\u2019t get eggs.\u00a0 We explained that chickens will lay eggs whether there is a rooster or not, but there will only be chicks, however, if there is a rooster involved.<\/p>\n<p>When we got the chickens home, our neighbors\u2019 kids came over to see the commotion of the \u201cgringos\u201d getting chickens.\u00a0 They kindly informed us that we wouldn\u2019t get eggs unless there was a rooster to sit on the chickens.\u00a0 So, we explained to them that you only need a rooster if you want chicks, but that the chickens would lay eggs nevertheless.<\/p>\n<p>After a few days, we had collected a few eggs. \u00a0Everyone that came over wanted to see our chickens and their fancy chicken coop.\u00a0 When they found out that the chickens were laying without a rooster, they said, \u201cOh, well, they came with eggs in them still from when they were with the rooster.\u00a0 You better get a rooster if you want to keep getting eggs.\u201d\u00a0 Again, we explained how it works with chickens and eggs and roosters and chicks.<\/p>\n<p>Now, after a few weeks of having chickens without any roosters, we are still getting eggs, 1 or 2 a day.\u00a0 When our friends find out that our chickens are still laying eggs even without a rooster, they raise their eyebrows and nod as if saying, \u201cHmmm\u2026. Well, what do you know?\u00a0 Maybe those crazy white Americans really do know something!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1317\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1317\" style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/2012\/08\/04\/simple-science\/img_3147-lo-res\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1317\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1317 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/files\/2012\/08\/IMG_3147-lo-res.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/files\/2012\/08\/IMG_3147-lo-res.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/files\/2012\/08\/IMG_3147-lo-res-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/files\/2012\/08\/IMG_3147-lo-res-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1317\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chicken &amp; Scout are still going strong! We get about 12 eggs a week and that pretty much supplies all our egg needs!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I didn\u2019t realize being a missionary would require so much knowledge of science.\u00a0 Since we\u2019ve come to the mountains, we\u2019ve found ourselves many times trying to explain complex concepts of Biology, Anatomy &amp; Physiology, Botany, Astronomy, and Physical Science in simple words. 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