On Saturday, Natalie's Girl Scout troop had their annual sleepover. This year, they stayed at the Science and Discovery Center in Binghamton. Mom has been lucky enough to be able to go to all of the sleepovers...they have all been fun. This was no exception!!!
We rode with our friends Deb and McKenzie. Deb and Mom work together and enjoyed having a Saturday night off.
When we finally got there, the girls had to earn a badge...the "Science and Discovery" badge.
They performed several experiments and documented their predictions and conclusions.
At the first station, the girls made kaleidoscopes. Here is a picture of the inside of Natalie's.
Next, the used cabbage juice (stinky!) to determine if certain things were acids or bases. If the liquid turned red when cabbage juice was put into it, it was an acid and if it turned blue, it was a base. The safety goggles were too cute.
Next, they conducted an experiment to see how many drops of water could be held on a coin without overflowing. I'm not sure these results were quite accurate...
Next, the girls tested how fast a ball would roll on different surface areas...they learned about "friction".
The final station was a favorite for the kids and adults: optical illusions. We spent some extra time on that station.
After they earned their badge, the girls were given some time to explore the Science and Discovery Center. We played on some silly bikes first (Deb and Mom are on a tandem bike).
There was a hair salon
Natalie was on the news station (there was a TV where you could watch the report).
We enjoyed the fire truck and the huge gear
Natalie loved the mini-supermarket with cash registers and all.
Natalie in some jungle gear
Checking out the back of an ambulance
Funny cut-outs of sunflowers and trolls
The girls were allowed to sleep anywhere in the Center. Natalie and her friend chose the ambulance. Mom was happy because she got to sleep on a stretcher in the adjacent "emergency room"...still not too comfy, but better than the floor.
We had a TON of fun!!!!
3 comments:
Looks like Natalie had a lot of fun! I don't remember doing fun trips like that when I was in girl scouts....!
That looks like a blast! I wanna go grocery shopping in my slippers!
Natalie's face says it all. I don't remember learning being so fun!
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