Showing posts with label Science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Science. Show all posts

Friday, September 18, 2009

Great Lakes Science Center...

We left Nauvoo, IL and headed on out to Cleveland. It was a good drive, but the longest one that we were going to do in one day, 9 1/2 hours. We only stopped for gas and some food. While in Cleveland, I had planned some things to do with the kids. Steve and I took them to the Great Lakes Science Museum. It was full of some wonderful hands-on exhibits about sound waves, electicity, momentum, light, etc. We all got to learn a lot of different things. I'm sure that the kids could have spent all day in there!

The kids spun themselves around on this platform. It was funny watching them hang on just spinning away...


Our builder. He loved these blocks. I had a hard time imagining what I could do with them while I was at the table trying to come up with a design, but he had nooooo problem. He is constantly building things at home with his lego's.
Steve had to take them downtown to get a hotdog from a street vendor. Oh my were they sooo good! I wish we could have gone back for another, but we just ran out of time.
Just being silly downtown....
There was even a sign that said, Please Do Not Touch the Plasma Ball and Anyone Else at the Same Time! Um...I did touch Steve, lol! It shocked pretty good!
This thing was interesting. I don't remember what it was about, but watching the smoke travel along the air current was neat.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Sci Port museum...

On the ferry taking us across the Mississippi. It was quite cold and windy.

On a bed of nails! Building a river...


The cool domino table...

Little Man...where's your body?!
Whenever we have to take any longer traveling trips, I like to try and find somewhere for the kids to visit as a break. When we headed off to pick up Napoleon, we stopped at the Sci-Port Museum. The kids really enjoyed it. They built a dam of sand at one exhibit, got to put together pieces in a body and they were able to launch themselves up in a chair. They really had a great time. I think the favorite of the day was the domino table. It took us about 20 minutes to completely set the table up and about 2o seconds for it to all come down! LOL. There were some kids and another adult helping. As Little Man said, 'That was cool'!

Yeah, it's sideways...sorry!