Last weekend we went to a couple of fun and FREE indoor events.
On Saturday, we went to a Kids Fitness Fair. Henry really enjoyed this event last year. This year he definitely did not enjoy it as much but he still had some fun. He saw a few classmates there too.
The most fun Henry had was getting geared up at the Karate table to test out his punching techniques.
Kerplow!
On Sunday afternoon we went to a FREE Family Science Fair at Fermilab.
Students from 4 or 5 local high schools were chosen to showcase their science experiments at the fair.
Fermilab is America's particle physics and accelerator laboratory.
It is extremely high level science. They do not open to the public very much.
Inside of the main Fermilab building.
Henry testing out a "steady hands" exhibit.
A view from the 15th floor. If it was sunny we might have been able to see the Chicago skyline.
On the 15th floor they had, "Ask a scientist" ! There were a few scientists (guys in yellow shirts) waiting to answer your questions. We didn't come up with any questions. We're sure Uncle Sean (the Rocket Scientist) could have easily asked a few questions. Henry was interested in some of the items he saw around this replica of all of the grounds at Fermilab.
Henry checking out an RFQ...
We told Henry it looked like he had a "robo arm"!
Digital artwork of some of Fermilab's onsite equipment.
We also watched a "Mr. Freeze" show. Jerry Zimmerman, a.k.a. Mr. Freeze demonstrated all kinds of neat tricks using Liquid Nitrogen. We all liked the end of the show best when the explosions began.
"The Mr. Freeze Demonstration shows the interesting and fun
properties of cryogenics using Liquid Nitrogen (LN2). It is an exciting science
based demonstration with lots of surprises and a few explosions. Lots of
different properties and effects of the extreme cold are demonstrated and
explained. Make learning science fun for everyone and encouraging kids to
become more interested in science in school." - J. Zimmerman
This week Henry wrote in his journal about his visit to Fermilab.
