Thursday, October 31, 2013

LIGO field trip

On Thursday, August 29th, we had a field trip to LIGO.
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The kids really love the hands on science education center where we started the day.
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Then we watched a movie that described what the scientists actually do at LIGO.
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After the movie, we toured the area where the scientists work.
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After a quick lunch outside, we went back inside to see some experiments.

Inflating a balloon inside a bottle
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Tate and Micah getting vacuum packed

Ian got chosen to help with the experiments with liquid nitrogen
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Eating Cheez-its dipped in liquid nitrogen makes you blow smoke
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Then we headed outside to see the big experiment...
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Back inside for more hands-on fun
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Candi’s kiddos

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Our Family

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Sweet Anna Claire

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Cutie Tootie Isaac

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1 comment:

Gail S. said...

Looks like a fantastic trip. You have such a beautiful family and I enjoy your blog very much