July 12th Journal

2 activities/exhibits that I saw at the Children’s Museum that are science-based. 

1. Fabric picnic. Children have to create different dishes (a hot dog,a cake, etc) for a picnic using cloths. The science comes because instructors take the opportunity to explain scales. It's as when in science we use models to explain the reality. Most of the times these models are scaled up.
2. Build your one-of-a-kind structure. Children have to build kind of a skyscraper using wood struts and real  tools. They learn about Physics and Maths because they have to design a structure that doesn't collapse and, by looking at Chicago's most famous skyscrapers they realize that the best shape is the triangle.