On Tuesday, March 24, the fifth and sixth grade classes went on a field trip to the California Science Center (CSC) in LA.  (It’s right next to the Memorial Stadium, home of the USC Trojans and I believe the 1980 Olympic Games.  Correct me if I’m wrong.)  It was a lot of fun.  There were 30 total students and 8 adults.  The CSC has hands on exhibits that help make science fun.  They currently have a CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) exhibit based on the hit TV show.  The are three crimes that have been committed and your group is assigned to one of them to try and solve it.  It was exciting and the kids really got into it once they understood what they needed to do.  There were other many other exhibit also:  transportation, structural design, sound, the science of life, etc.  It reminded me of San Francisco’s  Exploratorium (another hands on science learning museum).

We wandered the museum from 10 to about 12:20 then we went downstairs where they have a McDonald’s, a Taco Bell Express, a pizza place called pizza π, and a Rose Garden Cafe (a soup, salad, and sandwich place).  The lines were long but we finally were able to eat.

After lunch we let the kids explore the gift shop, for about half an hour and we headed out and back to Bethel just before 2:00.  I definitely enjoyed the trip as did the kids.  However when I got home I took a two hour nap.  I really didn’t think I was that tired but it has been a long few days.  Here are some pictures from the trip.  Renae has a post up about the trip too if you want to know more.

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