Lakeview visit and the Science Treasure Hunt
I really meant to post about our Lakeview Museum visit before we left on last week’s trip- but of course, it didn’t happen. It was such a productive visit, though, I can’t let it go without mentioning it.
 The current exhibit there is called Tech City. It is about various types of engineering, with interactive learning stations. I played at the sound and recording station with Elsie. The boys had a lot of fun trying to build earthquake proof houses- then flipping the switch to allow the plates beneath them to begin shaking, to see whether their creations continued to stand. Peter really enjoyed dabbling in the water at the dam station. We could have spent a lot longer there, experimenting and learning. Maybe we’ll make it back again before the exhibit ends…
We also got to pick up the children’s Peoria Area Science Treasure Hunt passports. They filled out the answers for the Lakeview Museum page, and got their passports stamped. They need to visit 7 more local science related destinations to answer questions and get their passport stamp. They then complete some experiments, send in the entry form, and are entered in a drawing to win some really cool science prizes. There are some neat looking destinations on the list, some that I didn’t know existed. All the children put a laser manufacturing tour in East Peoria on their “must see” list.