6/1 London
Today we were allowed to let loose our inner child and explore at the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum in London. The Science Museum was full of hands-on activities and projects that involved all of the aspects of science including biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics. We also had the opportunity to take in other exhibits as well, including a Titanic artefact exhibition, an IMAX film, and a simulation ride.
The Natural History Museum walked us through Earth and nature. The museum included the composition and make-up of the Earth’s crust and inner layers, basic geology, the effects of humans on the environment, and even included an earthquake simulation activity. In the lower area of the museum was the Darwin Centre, dedicated to Charles Darwin, including 400,000 pickled specimens varying from minerals and plants to animals great and small.
As it began to rain, we ventured over to see some of the more famous places of London, which included Buckingham Place, Westminster Abbey, and Big Ben.
Jason, Mudd, and Beth use the science monitors.
Jenn reads up on the Test Lab.
Group with a Diplodocus dinosaur skeleton at the Natural History Museum.
A statue to Ptolemy, whose geocentric model of the solar system proved adequate for over a thousand years.
Inspecting several of the thousands of pickled specimens in the Darwin center.
D stops for the interactive exhibits.
Jenn and Beth next to stuffed Dodo birds.
Jenn and Jon Mudd through the looking glass.
Jon Lowry and a shell fossil.
Lowry takes a break from studying.
Jenn and Lindsey en route to see Big Ben.
Lindsey and Jenn find Big Ben.
Classic London sight: Big Ben and a double-decker bus.
The outside of Westminster Abbey; inside, Sir Isaac Newton, among others, is buried.
Buckingham Palace.
Jason, Jenn, Beth, and Owen in front of Buckingham Palace.