Two Weeks ago, our class had the opportunity to get to go on a field trip to SciWorks in Winston Salem. The children were so excited to get on "the big bus" and watch a movie on the way there. Since we don't have a bus, this is a rare treat!
Once we arrived, there was so much to explore and do!
We even got to play a life-size game of Operation!
And got to get a larger than life view of our teeth and gums!
This machine was really neat! It had two pendulums attached to a pen. They swung in oposite directoins and drew a neat little picture. You can bet that the kids loved this! They are such artists!
This one gave us a little bit of an exerience with force and motion. When you had the tire spinning you could swivel the chair different directions just by leaning it from side to side! I still can't figure out how it worked, but it was really, REALLY cool!
The highlight of our trip was getting to visit the planetarioum. This tied in with what we have been studying in science and the kids were amazed! We got to see lots of different stars and exlplore each planet. I learned a lot! Did you know that some planets are called "Gas Giants" and are made completely of gas? Or that Earth is classified as a "Rocky Midget"? Me neither! I also learned that Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune have rings! I always thought it was just Saturn. The show was very cool and exciting.
Going along with another science theme, there were animal habitats for us to explore. They had lots of creepy crawly animals that we could observe and fish to watch swim.
I think the part that the children enjoyed the most was the sound station downstairs. They loved making lots of noise on lots of different things. There were windchimes, xylohones, and a huge piano that they could run and jump on. We couldn't tear them away!
All in all a wonderful field trip!
