Do you have a great hands-on science museum nearby? For us, a science field trip means travel time --- which may be out of the question with gas prices nowadays.
Fortunately, the Exploratorium has put together a huge website, value-packed with fascinating facts and activities. Turn your kids loose on one of these pages. Then sit back and watch them learn:
Though I was a physics major, science experiments (and the resulting clean-up) have never been among my favorite things. But even I am looking forward to playing around with Goodness Gracious! Great Balls of Gluten!
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2 comments:
That sounds great. Here in Sydney we have the Powerhouse Museum, but it's right in the CBD with no parking and at least an hour and a half train travel to get there.
Plus it's not cheap.
So I'll definitely be checking this site out for the kids!
We are in a similar situation, Jane. There are some fantastic museums sort-of near us (Chicago and St. Louis), but travel and parking and exhibit fees all add up so quickly. So I am delighted when I find interesting things like the Exploratorium online, which we can use at our convenience.
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