First I have to say , this was a great day. We went with Leslie, Colby and Sable. , we did a lot more with their Newton know how section. We learned about gravity, newton's three laws, momentum, angular momentum, inertia, etc. it was neat, that had a trebuchet set up and the kids could looked at the effect on angle - they put a ball on the metal bar attached to the heavy weight and pulled it down to various angles to see the effect on distance the ball traveled. They have always had a place where you can. Lift yourself using a pulley system and this is always fun. Then, they had pairs of hills set-up where you can roll a ball down, and Upon getting to the bottom , the path lead to either a small or large loop, or as in another pair, a flattened out ending or one curved upward at the end. They had a spinning table where you played with the idea of centrifugal force. Then they had a top table we did not visit. They had a plastic wall roller coaster that you rolled a ball down and tried to get it over all the hills. They had a table that took a ball down in a funnel motion., at each station , there were movies that taught the concept , providing the necessary background information .
We did a little with densities and fluorescence. Megan made a drawing that shows up under UV and I explained to her that the sun emits UV rays and so we took her drawing out into the sun. We played with their shape/property tester, where you have to find a shape that has the right weight, magnetic, shape, and fluorescence properties.
We spent a little time looking at African culture and a specific tribe. We learned some about Brer Rabbit and their sayings, stories, and way of life. They fished using nets and a plastic water with crawfish, crabs, fish, etc. they had a kitchen set-up with tables and a pot type cooking area like they would has used back in Africa. I was reading a book on how they were taken in chins as slaves, an area that interested me.
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