It makes sense that a curious eight-year-old would do that, since most schools don't teach about electromagnetic radiation to younger kids. At least the kid is trying to learn :) That's a very good sign.

did it?

Did it?

Your kid might cure cancer one day. Good science isn't always popular, popular science isn't always good.

Must be the engineer in me that forces me to ask....did it??

Aw, well they were only being curious, maybe it's time to get some form of Science kit and start doing fun experiments with your child, could lead to them being smarter in the long run and getting into a good career. Try to think positively OP.

Well, did it?

Ah, the classic fake sick. I guess you know who's looking to skip school

Encourage your child's curiosity, but get him or her to run experiments by you first! Recently, I checked the temperature of some chicken I was baking. I put the pan back into the oven. When I took it out again a little while later, I'd baked the meat thermometer that I'd left stuck into the chicken. The plastic cover on the dial was now a BIG cloudy bubble. I'm 50 years old instead of 8!

they are a dollar, and I would think my 8yr old was pretty smart and sell sufficient