Just last month a new Science center has opened up in Cambridge. Our home school group was able to schedule a trip recently. The center is very small but has great plans for expansion in the next few years. I was pleased to see that many of the exhibits they had reinforced what my children have been working on in our Science lesson so it was a review for them.
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The newly opened Science Center |
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The kids got to try out the many stations in the building |
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We started out last year learning about motors and I was pleased to see that my kids remember so of it |
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Working with magnets again a good review from what we learned last year |
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looking at X-rays |
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We tried to recreate this at home with fair results but here it was much better |
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All the children loved playing with the voice box |
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Taking a look at ultraviolet light |
After some time playing we got together with the museum staff and we began making pin hole cameras.
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Cutting out our box |
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Assembling the box |
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Success!! We did this at home last year |
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Once again I was very please to see how much my kids remembered from our lessons last year. |
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using a magnifying glass to sharpen our image.
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We had a great day out with our homeschool group and while this field trip was actually a review of last year's learning it was still great to go. We won't be around to see the expansion of this science center but I can tell you they are difidently on the right track.
This needs to go on our "to do" list!
ReplyDeleteThat's cool that they opened in time for you to go at least once before you moved back to the States!
ReplyDeleteGlad you got to see the science center before you move! Lots of fun (reinforced) learning going on for sure! :)
ReplyDeleteI love when we get a chance to revisit things that we have learned- especially in a hands-on environment. It looks like a fun day!! :)
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