24 February 2011 by Jag Times StaffOn Thursday, February 24th, the Ninth Grade Academy took a field trip to explore concepts of energy and electricity at the Franklin Institute. Students enjoyed a full day of educational exhibits, hands-on activities, and an IMAX. Students especially enjoyed the Sports Challenge exhibit.
The exhibit included virtual soccer, surfing, and one of Shaquille O’Neal’s enormous basketball sneakers on display. Another fascinating exhibit was Sir Isaac’s Loft. Students learned about kinetic and potential energy, energy transfers, and other physics con-cepts by actually trying activities and ob-serving their results. Students used air pressure to pass a ball back and forth, strobe lights to trick their eyes, and simple machines to observe energy transformations. Overall, the exhibits were a lot of fun.
After everyone was tired from a long morning of exploring exhibits and hands-on activities, we were ready to take a seat in the IMAX dome theatre to see the film “Legends of Flight.” We watched the design and first flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on a screen over 70 feet tall and 4.5 stories tall. What a great opportunity for our students to learn about fascinating developments and careers in the aeronautics industry. Overall, we had an amazing time and enjoyed incredible opportunities during our field trip at the Franklin Institute.
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