We took advantage of the generous deal for homeschoolers at the Museum of Science and Industry shortly after our school year began. Our group of five received free admission for the day! Jake had to stay back because he couldn’t afford to miss his MVHS science classes, though he was never far from our thoughts…

We thought of him when we saw this super modern bike…

and Ruthie found the perfect pink bike seat to add to it!

And this just seemed so appropriate for Jake:

One of our first stops was the baby chick exhibit. It quickly became one of our favorites! We learned that when you tap the window (which the museum employees encouraged) the chicks come scurrying over. Apparently, it’s a game they love because it breaks up their boring existence of eating, drinking and sleeping in the incubator. As you can imagine, the chicks weren’t the only ones who loved this game.

On our first stop, there were chicks getting ready to hatch.

We were told to come back in an hour so we could watch them emerge from the eggs. We did return, and we did see the chick come out.

Another favorite area where we spent most of our time was the weather exhibit. The kids got to manufacture a tornado.

Ruthie was on a tornado kick at the time.

Peter and Jeremy were on an Empire Strikes Back kick and greatly enjoyed the plasma ball.

Luke, surrender to the dark side…

The best part was the lightning generator. The kids volunteered to hold the light bulb up to the generator while the generator emitted tons of electricity, simulating a lightning strike. Not only did the electricity light up the light bulb, it also lit up Ruthie’s shoes!

Jeremy piloted a ship.

And Ruthie has added this pretty dress to her Christmas wish list.

It was a great day of learning and fun combined!