The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture had a special 'Homeschool Day', where homeschool families were invited to enjoy the exhibits and activities.  They did not allow photos inside,(the photos are from the website), but the boys favorite things were looking at casts of dinosaurs and this mastadon:

Figuring out which minerals and rocks could be picked up with a magnet...

Looking at bees legs, butterfly wings, horse hair, etc. in a microscope...

But, the highlight was a part of a tour on the Giant Squid.

The kids listened to a speaker talk about the squid and re-created a model one across the 30 foot floor.  They then watched a video that showed a real (dead) giant squid that was found in a sperm whale belly.

Here are some shots of the kids outside.  We went with Linda/Linny.