School Days

It is that time of year again.  Back to the books, even though being out sight seeing would be more fun we are trying to make sure and get some school work accomplished.  Being in a different city offers new opportunities for learning though.

Yesterday we took our learning to the W5.  Wow, it is a science center and it is so fun.  We will have to visit again as there was just so much to see and do.  The kids had a one on three microscope lesson as we were the only family with older kids there.   They showed several slides of things under a microscope and got the kids to guess what they were.  Things like onion skin, snowflakes, computer components, and one that looked like a tangle of wire or thread.  It was bellybutton lint, ewww.

The W5 is in the Odyssey building on 5 floors so their view of our area is pretty amazing too.

creating bubbles in the tubes of paraffin, water and glycerine

This stone is really heavy it would be impossible to move but when it is floating on a bed of water even a little child can spin it.

Samuel and Sarah having a tug of war

Sabrina and Samuel playing the harp with no strings

Sarah adjusting the waves

Samuel practicing graffiti in a safe environment

Sarah sorting garbage and recycling on the blue screen

Samuel creating a dust storm

a propeller under the water used to create energy from the tides.

Samuel flying an airplane

looking up the River Lagan towards town and the Victoria Square shopping Center

looking down the River Lagan towards Bangor and Carrickfergus.  There is a small rainbow in the sky.

rainbow over the Titanic Museum.