Science Museum Classes

I have Halle signed up to take homeschool classes at the science museum in our area. One of the best parts is that Carter and I can wander around and look at all the exhibits while she is in class. These classes are once a month and she takes about 2 to 3 classes each time. The pictures I have are from her first day of classes. The first class was on the Terra Cotta Warriors. This was really great because I had taken my kids to see the exhibit this summer and they were both enthralled!


















Her teacher actually talked to the class about digs she had been on. I thought that it was so great for her to get to learn from someone who had experienced it first hand.



































The kids were each given a little cloth bag with a terra cotta warrior broken into pieces. Then they were asked to bury all the pieces in their box and trade boxes with someone else.




















Next, they were given string to map off quadrons on the box just like the archaeologist does on a dig.




























All of their findings in each quadron were recorded on this data sheet.
























Her next class was called "Storm Science" and I did not get to see much of this class because Halle let me know that Carter and I could go if we wanted:) I took this as a hint to leave and Carter and I went off to explore the dinosaurs. This picture is the only picture I was able to take and the kids are making a water cycle wheel. It really turned out neat!



Halle's final class was animal science and I have no pictures of anything because the pick up and drop off was so fast! She was really ready to take off without me and Carter:) When I came back all the kids in the class had their hands all over different types of animals. In addition to that, the room was filled with live animals. (of course, in cages)