A play date plan fell through, so I pulled out a Plan B. We hopped in the car and went to the Science Museum and Planetarium in Bridgeport, Connecticut. I remembered going there with Jack a few years back and not being overly impressed, but I wanted to try something different from staples like the Aquarium or Stepping Stones which frankly we've kind of worn out over the years.
And it was awesome. The kids were fascinated by the microscope and magnetic exhibits, thrilled by the energy show where the teacher showed us experiments with flame, liquid nitrogen, and electricity. When she asked for possible answers to "what would happen if..." Both Jack and Kate raised their hands enthusiastically. After Kate gave her answer, she smiled at me proudly. When the racquetball immersed in liquid nitrogen no longer bounced but shattered on the floor with a bang,,Jack turned to look at me with a huge,,wide-eyed grin. Yes, science is pretty cool.
We took in the planetarium show about the moon, shot hoops at the basketball exhibit, used solar, wind, and hydroelectric energy to move things. It was really a pretty great couple of hours, in part perhaps because my expectations were kind of low going in.
We literally closed the place down; they had to kick us out at 5. We walked back to the car talking about all the different things we'd seen and done. It's funny; we've been watching the show Cosmos on TV, so I thought of this place because of the Planetarium. And that was probably the least interesting part of the trip; it was the more traditional science exhibits they most enjoyed. Anyway, good day.
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