Life and Science Field Trip

This field trip pushed my comfort zones once again.  The Life Science Museum is in Durham, which means I was going to have to drive 45 min from home by myself into a city I had never been to before - with all four kids.  I'm glad I didn't cave to my fear; it was an awesome trip.

We met a rather large group of kids for the main purpose of the trip was for the older kids to attend a Lego Robotics workshop.  

While Lance and Jared enjoyed the shop, I explored the museum with Titus and Amber.  As it turned out they were having a hands-on lab right outside the workshop which was open to all kids, even Amber!

They donned their safety gear and got to work. The analyzed water samples and learned about a pond's ecosystem.

I was amazed at how child friendly the people working the lab were.  They were very excited to teach both Amber and Titus, not put out a bit.  Conveniently, both labs ended about the same time and we were then free to explore the rest of the museum; inside and out.

The kids needed to run around so we went out to the playground for a bit and then off to petting zoo. 

About 1pm, we had to leave to be back home in time to watch our neighbor's son.
It's a fascinating museum worthy of much more of our time another day, especially when the train is running in the spring.