Science and Space and Fun

For the January school field trip we had the chance to go to the Saga Prefecture Space and Science Museum.  Here are a few pictures from our day of fun!!

Jonah on a Moon Walk simulator

Not a great picture but Jonah sure had fun bouncing around like a real astronaut.

A school of fish

Eli feeding the fish

Noah feeding the fish

Looking at the different types of frogs in our area.

Hands on learning in the Human Hamster Wheel

Earthquake Simulator

Rachal having fun playing with the speed gun.

Everyone wanted to see who could throw the ball the fastest.

Even Mike wanted to play.

Eli riding in a car powered by magnets.



 

Standing inside a bubble! 
I don't think they knew what to expect. 
They seemed a little scared.

The second time they are more excited about it.

Eli trying to hear like an elephant!!

Rachal in a bubble!

 Did you ever see Space Camp - a movie from the 80's?  This group of kids goes to Space Camp for the summer.  They train just like real astronauts.  The top group will get to sit in a real space shuttle while NASA fires up the engines.  Anyway, something goes wrong and the shuttle takes off and these teenagers have to fly back all on their own. {it scares me to think of teenagers driving a car much less a space shuttle} So in the movie, the kids train on this orbit spinning thing.  I have always wanted to try it.  I didn't try it, but Noah did!!



Getting strapped in . . .

All happy and ready for his adventure.

It was spinning supper fast.
(this is why I didn't do it)

He did great!