We are so lucky to have an amazing science museum in our town, COSI. We don't go very often but every once in a while there is an exhibition there that we really want to catch. Last year it was the 3D movie about tornadoes that was filmed during Stormchasers. Unfortunately, we didn't go and see it. This summer COSI hosted a Mythbusters exhibit and gosh darn it, we were going! Luckily, I won tickets through a contest at work, Dave took the afternoon off work, and we spent Thursday at the science museum.
The Mythbusters exhibit was pretty awesome as we got to see the actual props and experiments used in the show. There were 11 experiments that you could try yourself. I really sucked at dodging a bullet. My brick house I built was blown over by the winds. And I couldn't change into a super-hero in a phone booth under a minute. We did enjoy the experiment in which the myth was if you getting wetter walking or running in the rain. Our results were you got wetter by walking.
You can't really see it in the picture. Dave and Anderson walked through the rain and I ran. They had more wet spots on them in the black light.
Dave and I did some experiments in the human body exhibit. We got to measure our resting heart rate, active heart rate, flexibility, and strength. I absolutely crushed Dave on the active heart rate. This is why long distance running is a great sport for me! I also crushed him in the flexibility (I guess those 8 years of gymnastics were good for something). And I utterly failed on building a nutritious meal. More on this in the weeks to come.
Another exhibit we did was called "Gadgets" and involved a lot of physics. Being that we were at the museum late in the day, on a weekday, on a school day meant we practically had the whole place to ourselves. We basically went wild in the Gadgets area and Anderson loved it. Admission, I did cry when I watched do the experiments.
Anderson absolutely loved this. We might have to get a smaller version for his room. Our little mad scientist.
Our last stop was the Water exhibit. Anderson absolutely loves water. Bath time is actually quite enjoyable for us (minus getting peed on nearly every time). We let Anderson play and play without letting him get too wet. And yes, I cried then too.
When Anderson gets bigger we're definitely going to have to get an annual membership and enjoy all the fun stuff more often. Plus, COSI has programs for kids beginning at 6 months old. I participated in a Young Scientist program there when I was a kid and learned a lot. We will most definitely be enrolling him in these programs. I still have two more free passes to COSI that we are going to use at later date and try more experiments.
Do you have a science center in your town? Do you watch Mythbusters? Did you enjoy doing science experiments when you were a kid? How about now as an adult?
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We have the Kentucky Science Museum here in Louisville. It is mostly geared towards kids, and is much smaller than COSI, but it is still really fun. They have a big hanging pendulum clock like COSI used to have when it was in the old location. I'm not sure if they have it in the new place, but our museum is in an old building and really reminds me of a smaller old COSI. They have an area that is geared towards younger children that is separate. Keira's favorite section is one that shows water flow (with balls, not water) over an area and you can adjust it with paddles, locks, and dams. I like going their too.
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