On Saturday we had a family outing to the Discovery Center of Idaho in downtown Boise. Here's the link if you're interested: http://scidaho.org/index.php. I've always wanted to go but have never taken the time. Chadwick obtained a free family pass from somewhere and off we went! They are having their "Matter Matters" display and we learned all about metals, properties of substances, saw aweso
me optical illusions, and learned a thing or two. For example, placing several "flappers" on a bicycle tire hooked to a pulley system will allow a person to pull herself up while sitting in a chair and free fall down, but the fall is slowed by the presence of the "flappers" on the tire which create enough resistance to prevent a crash at the bottom of the rope. Copper is a good conductor of electricity. That a perfect image can be created by using light and a concave mirror - they had us look through a small hole and touch the spring.....but you kept on reaching. Then they asked you to flash a light at the object to further convince you that the spring should be touchable...but it's not. When looking closely, there is so much detail in the image that it's creepy not to be able to touch what you are looking at! And we also learned that despite the cool stations, Morgan's favorite game was pushing around her stroller and looking at pictures of the cat on the wall. 
After we were done learning, we went to the park across the canal and Morgan learned that she loved to slide! Down she went with a big smile on her face. Chadwick was there to catch her at the bottom but she had no hesitation of climbing up and doing it all over again. We finished the outing with lunch at Chili's. A delightful afternoon!
me optical illusions, and learned a thing or two. For example, placing several "flappers" on a bicycle tire hooked to a pulley system will allow a person to pull herself up while sitting in a chair and free fall down, but the fall is slowed by the presence of the "flappers" on the tire which create enough resistance to prevent a crash at the bottom of the rope. Copper is a good conductor of electricity. That a perfect image can be created by using light and a concave mirror - they had us look through a small hole and touch the spring.....but you kept on reaching. Then they asked you to flash a light at the object to further convince you that the spring should be touchable...but it's not. When looking closely, there is so much detail in the image that it's creepy not to be able to touch what you are looking at! And we also learned that despite the cool stations, Morgan's favorite game was pushing around her stroller and looking at pictures of the cat on the wall. 
My favorite station? Yep, the Pet Hospital. They had x-rays of cats, dogs, and birds, some syringes, a plastic splint, several stuffed animals, and cat/dog posters (which Morgan loved).
After we were done learning, we went to the park across the canal and Morgan learned that she loved to slide! Down she went with a big smile on her face. Chadwick was there to catch her at the bottom but she had no hesitation of climbing up and doing it all over again. We finished the outing with lunch at Chili's. A delightful afternoon!Here are a few pics of Morgan doing her "thing" outside Sunday afteroon....
1 comment:
oh My cuteness! I can't wait to see her and kiss her cheeks!
Post a Comment