Friday, February 22, 2013

Field Trip to Fort Worth Museum!

Wow, what an awesome way to end Engineering Week!  Our trip to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History was fun, exciting, and packed full of totally engaging learning experiences.  It all began on the bus ride to the museum.  Students were noticing and commenting on the road construction and how it was engineering.  Then when we arrived, we went into the Omni Theater to watch The Ring of Fire.  You could feel the excitement as the students waited as patiently as possible for the movie to start.  After the movie, the real fun began!  The pictures below tell the rest of the story, enjoy!
Aston and Jackson are working on a dinosaur computer activity.

Jack, Harley and Mrs. Thiel are excited about The Ring of Fire!

Lizbeth and Jake have no idea what they will experience at the Energy Blast 4D movie!

Trey, Lizbeth, Harley, Jack and Jake learned how to use vibration to locate natural gas inside the Earth.

Students experienced how we can harness various types of natural energy to power a city.

Lizbeth still doesn't know if she wants to trade her bed for this bed of nails!

Jada is experiencing spinning like an ice skater....Hold on tight!

Jack, Nandini, Lizbeth and Micallen are having fun making a tornado.

Tray is discovering various sounds by putting his head in a tuning fork.

Harley and Nandini are working to create objects to test in the wind chamber.

Manya, Nandini and Lizbeth are testing their creations.

Jada is trying a hand at "driving" the cattle into the enclosure.

Marshall is giving the grocery store a try.

Trey and Jack are having fun with the train building area.

Aston worked with another child to build the sturdy structure, well done!

Jackson, Aston and Marshall worked together to make train tracks.

Jackson is working to put together dinosaur bones.

Jake is giving the train track a test run.

Jack, Harley and Trey are having fun!  What do you think Mrs. Thiel is thinking?

Our awesome class after a fun-filled day at the museum!

1 comment:

  1. The Ft. Worth Museum is such an awesome place for kids to learn. Adults can have fun there, too.....and learn a few things. Everyone should check it out if you haven't before.

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