I went to the
Rochester Museum and Science Center three times this week! Two times we went to
the planetarium, and one time to the actual museum. Altogether it seems like we
have been to the museum 100 times this year already!
On Saturday, we
went to see a star show. The star show was about the constellations. The big
blue projector(named Carl) magically rose out of the floor to display the
amazing night sky. I learned how find Orion, Taurus, Sirius and the North Star.
Now I know that if I find Orion, I can find Taurus and Sirius easily.
On Sunday, we went to see a Grand Canyon
show. The show was about three families that went river rafting down the Colorado
River. The Grand Canyon has many colors because of the different types of
rocks. Mostly the movie was about the Colorado River and how the Grand Canyon
formed. The show also taught us how to save the waterways.
On Wednesday, we went to a homeschooling
class at the Rochester Museum and Science Center. The RMSC offers weekly
classes to homeschooled students. This class was about animals, plants,
adaptations and how animals camouflage themselves. After the class, mom took us
to see the new exhibits at the Museum. The first exhibit was about construction
work and how workers build stuff. There
was an explanation of wiring and circuits, floor tiling and a pretend crane.
The second exhibit, Math Midways, displays many ways to solve math
problems. For example, square wheels on
a tricycle will work just fine if the biker rides on a round, curvy surface.
I learned a lot of information that I did
not know before I went to the museum. I
know we will go again before the school year ends, but I’m not sure if we’ll
attend any more of the homeschooling classes. We go on many field trips and we
sometimes have to just stay home and do our workbooks. I had an fantastic time,
but going to the museum takes up the entire day and we’ve already been there
many, many times.
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