"Daddy, look! Mommy's helping me with my science project."
"That's so cool! Are you making a volcano or a solar system?"
"No, Daddy, it's bouncy!"
"What? A little help here, Bones…"
"What Christine is trying to say is that we are comparing objects to see if their downward force is equal to or less than the upward force of a liquid...also known as buoyancy."
Booth was still confused. "Um..yeah..How about English this time…"
Christine dropped a cork in some water. "Look, Daddy. A cork floats."
"Tell your Daddy about controlling variables, Christine."
"Bones, don't you think you're going a bit overboard? She's just in first grade!"
"It's never too soon for a child to learn how to do an experiment correctly. Controlling variables is very important. Don't you want her to win the science fair?"
"It's first grade….everybody gets a ribbon. It's supposed to be fun, like exploding volcanoes and growing seeds and stuff. Anyway, shouldn't she be doing this project by herself?"
"Well, I want her to have the best project possible, or at least better than Jennifer Applegate. Her mother is always bragging about how smart that girl is. It's quite annoying."
"I think you're missing the point. First graders make solar systems and stuff"... Booth's phone rang. "What….Where…..okay, we'll be there as soon as we can. We gotta go, Bones. I guess someone tried their own buoyancy experiment today but they were unsuccessful."
"Where?"
"The Potomac."
"Alright, I'll call Max. Maybe he can help Christine write the analysis of her results while he's here."
"You're unbelievable, Bones. You know that? Unbelieveable."