Lava Lab and More...

We got the cultural pass to the Science Center again, and this time we took daddy!

Unfortunately, my camera was acting up, so I didn't get very many pictures, but here are some I did get. They had a demonstration while we were there. It was the Lava Lab. The gentle man giving the presentation was demonstrating the difference between an aggressive lava flow (think Mt. Saint Helen) and a slow moving lava flow (think Hawaii).

Melanie was able to assist in the lab. First, she got to demonstrate how heavy (or light) pumice (lava rock) is.

Then she got to mix all the yeast and water for the slow moving lava reaction (yeast, water, and 20% hydrogen peroxide)

Then Melanie got to demonstrate how lava rocks float in water.

Melanie is definitely a scientist in the making.

I'm so happy I got the next pictures on camera before my camera decided not to work. This exhibit has always given me a hard time. I have pedaled and pedaled and that ball had NEVER moved (seriously). So I bet Brandon that he won't be able to get the ball to move, and in about 30 seconds he proves me wrong.

So, of course, I had to try it again. At first, that ball wasn't moving. Then all the sudden... UP IT GOES! So... I yelled "take a picture!" So there you have it, proof!

And of course, we couldn't go to the science center without making dad levitate on a bed of nails. Unfortunately, the camera stopped working while Noelle was on the bed of nails solo. I really wish I got that picture!

There were a few more exciting things at the Science Center that we did that I had never done before. The Digital World has some really neat things. They have this exhibit where you can take a picture and then mutate it. We took a picture of all of us (faces) and then made it all crazy. And, of course, I couldn't take a picture of the picture. (stink'n camera!)

It was a lot of fun. If you see that cultural pass, grab it. You won't regret it!