Museum ... Part 2

So here are some more pictures from our two day adventure to the Museum of Science & Industry.

At the museum they had a great area for kids called the Idea Factory. Here they could play with things made for kids that would teach them about many different concepts in a hands on way.

This is Kambria playing in the younger kids section. She loves to play in the water, whether it's in the sink as she is brushing her teeth, or here playing with the waterwheel. It was neat to see how Kambria was learning..."Now if I poor the water here, the wheel will spin and make something else move". The water was actually very warm too. She looked so cute in her little rain coat.

Here Kambria is trying to figure out how the ball is staying in the air.

They have a large, long clear tube that has high-seed air rushing through it. The kids put these plastic balls in the tube and watch it zoom around the museum in the tube. It reminded me of the boy getting sucked into the tube in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Kambria kept trying to put the ball in the tube, but the air blowing through the tube would also blow the ball out it you didn't keep it in there for a second or two. Kambria couldn't understand why her ball kept on flying out at her and hitting her in the head.

This is Bryan and Kambria in a big tractor, Kambria loves to climb in them. It was difficult to get her to climb out so other kids could get in.

While on the "farm" we learned all about POOP! and how it is used for energy in a lot of things you might not think of. I know Lisa will appreciate this ;)
Eliza and Bryan trying out the space suit.

They have a bunch of different airplanes hanging from the sealing. This is a real united jet that you could walk though. They have removed some paneling and such so you can see parts of the plane you wouldn't normally see, it was quite interesting.

Kambria didn't like the thought of standing in the turbine engine...obviously.

They also had a huge model train set. It spans from Chicago to Seattle. I thought this was so neat, all the detail that was put into it, just amazing. Grandpa George Fairbanks would have just loved it.

Here is something that Bryan found very neat to watch. They have a large incubator with chicken eggs getting ready to hatch. We got there just at the right time and this is what we saw...

You're almost there...

This poor little chick...completely worn out. Well, wouldn't you be if you had to climb your way out?