Today was the year’s last Homeschool Tuesday at the Whitaker Science Center in Harrisburg.  [Actually, we were supposed to have gone 2 weeks ago but that lab was canceled because of snow.] There’s a new exhibit featuring metal dinosaur skeletons that the kids can control using levers and pulleys. It’s an interesting combination of basic physics (simple machines) and paleontology. Nathan especially really enjoyed it.

Nathan’s lab today was Chemistry Concoctions and Kayla’s was Bone Riddles. Maureen joined us with Mark and Jackie for an early I-Max film. We saw Hurricane on the Bayou about Katrina and the loss of wetlands. It was very interesting and informative. It also reminded me that I really love zydeco. Later tonight, I’m planning to dig out some old zydeco tapes we’d bought the last time we were in Louisiana.

 While Kayla was finishing her lab we saw a presentation on Body Parts featuring actual human parts – liver, spleen, heart, and brain. Thanks to Steve, the kids have seen plenty of brains but the spleen was especially interesting.