Happy holiday weekend to those here in the States! We had a nice quiet day. Backyard picnic; looking at bugs and flowers under a large standup magnifying glass; and setting cardboard on fire with the sun reflecting through the lens (Kev's contribution to today's homeschooling adventures.) Now we're lounging around listening to multiplication and science songs...
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Saturday, July 2, 2011
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
New York Hall of Science
Mikro's newest interest is space. He and Kevin are constantly talking about the solar system, the history of the space program, and what may come next. So he was absolutely amazed to see the rockets at New York Hall of Science.
We are doing chemistry, so the molecule building activity center was a big hit.
I think his favorite part was looking at the microbes through the microscopes.
But it really is hard to choose just one favorite. The optics area is fantastic. There's a math section which intrigued us all, especially since we've been reading G is for Googol. The math demo was terrific!
We'll definitely be getting a membership to this place! And it is nowhere near as hard to get to as I thought. We have never been there before, mostly because my Brooklyn brain can't easily wrap itself around navigating Queens, but the Hall of Science is just a few blocks off the 7 train, and not a very long ride from Grand Central. I can't believe it took us so long to find out what a treasure it is!
We are doing chemistry, so the molecule building activity center was a big hit.
I think his favorite part was looking at the microbes through the microscopes.
But it really is hard to choose just one favorite. The optics area is fantastic. There's a math section which intrigued us all, especially since we've been reading G is for Googol. The math demo was terrific!
We'll definitely be getting a membership to this place! And it is nowhere near as hard to get to as I thought. We have never been there before, mostly because my Brooklyn brain can't easily wrap itself around navigating Queens, but the Hall of Science is just a few blocks off the 7 train, and not a very long ride from Grand Central. I can't believe it took us so long to find out what a treasure it is!
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