Today we took our first field trip of the year. We went to the MOST aka The Museum of Science and Technology. My son proved to me that he really does understand plate tectonics and our local, interesting, geology. Our area used to be an inland sea and as a result we’ve been left with saline aquifers. The salt industry was big here a few generations ago! You can still smell it in the air in certain areas when atmospheric conditions are just right.
My favorite exhibit was the butterfly film. I learned things about lepidoptera that I did not know before. We watched the gigantic Rube Goldberg machine for awhile. We checked out a film on scuba diving in glacial lakes, the ones actually in living, moving glaciers! There’s also a planetarium and an IMAX theater but we skipped them this trip. I discovered that the museum offers teaching guides to go with the IMAX films. They’re a great resource which I intend to make use of. Check them out!
Trips like this are so much fun. My son spontaneously tells me things I had no idea he knew. We have a change to chat over lunch and it’s a good stress reliever. Get out there and visit your museums!
