We went to the St. Louis Science Center , a truly amazing place! The minute you walk in, you see this giant ball maze thing, no doubt an example of engineering skill beyond what I could ever fathom.
Lots and lots of balls run around and around the track - up and down - around and around some more. It's dizzy-fy-ing!
I think the balls are powered somehow, somewhere by this giant human hamster wheel, being run here by Andrew (on the left) & his friend Roenn:
Of course, there are also the usual museum displays - like dinosaurs, space stations, human life exhibits, etc. 
A lot of the museum is interactive, of course. This exhibit used mirrors to give the illusion of the person whose head is in the hole appearing headless! You'd have to see it to understand it. 
And here is me, the "supervisor" of a group of 6 boys from my class.
There is also a pretty neat planetarium there. However, honestly, I have a few "what not to do" suggestions for them! The planetarium is a dark, quiet place - there are felt mats on the floor that you lay (lie?) on to gaze at the "sky" overhead. During the presentation, they play quiet, classical music....and the room remains dark for about an hour while either a man or a film presentation drones on and on about planets, stars, constellations, the sun, and so on. NOT a conducive environment for keeping some folks awake. I heard our bus driver (who was also a group chaperon) snoring....If I'd had a pillow, I might have been too. ;) So, I suggest they liven up the show OR include pillows with the felt mats. :)
And here is me, the "supervisor" of a group of 6 boys from my class.
There is also a pretty neat planetarium there. However, honestly, I have a few "what not to do" suggestions for them! The planetarium is a dark, quiet place - there are felt mats on the floor that you lay (lie?) on to gaze at the "sky" overhead. During the presentation, they play quiet, classical music....and the room remains dark for about an hour while either a man or a film presentation drones on and on about planets, stars, constellations, the sun, and so on. NOT a conducive environment for keeping some folks awake. I heard our bus driver (who was also a group chaperon) snoring....If I'd had a pillow, I might have been too. ;) So, I suggest they liven up the show OR include pillows with the felt mats. :)
We didn't have enough time to see more than maybe a 1/4 of the whole museum. My son was greatly disappointed - but since it is a FREE museum, I'm sure we can go back! Personally, science is not my thing - but it was great to watch the kids have fun, aside from the 10 minutes where I lost one of the boys in my group - and the 30 minutes I spent waiting for the kids to get through the Gift Shop and wait in line to pay for their items. I even enjoyed the 2 1/2 hour bus ride there and 2 1/2 hour bus ride back- mainly because I got to chat with a few of the ladies on the trip - and one of them brought SNACKS and Diet Coke! :)
0 comments:
Post a Comment