In the mail
I just put the 4 older children’s Science Passports out in the mailbox. We visited 9 places of interest (8 for Moriah- she missed the reptile show when she was in San Antonio, much to her delight) and completed 8 mini-experiments. We went to:
Dickson Mounds Museum
Peoria Geological Show
Herpitological Show
Wheels O’ Time
Wildlife Prairie Park
Glen Oak Zoo
Luthy Botanical Garden
Lakeview Museum
Jubilee College State Historical Site
One of the favorites with all the children was the Geological show, with an amazing array of minerals, rocks, fossils, geodes, implements, jewelry, etc. Even though Peter is too young to participate with his own passport, he enjoyed getting to explore all the various places, too!
The experiment questions were related to all types of scientific fields, including biology, physics, and astronomy. Now that we have sent in the entry forms, they will be entered in a drawing to win science related books and such. It was a lot of fun (and I am somewhat amazed that I managed to keep track of all 4 Passports containing an increasing number of validation stamps for several months). Thanks to Peoria Academy of Science for sponsoring this. We hope to participate every year.