Fun Kids' Science

Today we went to the Paris Science Museum, which contained a really cool Children's Museum. There many stations: Garden, TV Studio, Water, Health, and Factory. In the TV Studio there were two cameras at a stage with fake instruments. You could try different buttons to change what the camera was shooting and make music video effects (rainbows, stars, lightening). Water zone there was a machine to crank and you could crank it to make a vortex. The more energy you put into creating wind, the bigger your vortex would get. Next, there was a fountain, and you could try to put a ball on each of the 7 water spouts at the same time. It was hard because the balls kept falling off. The force of the water would keep them up for a while. Also, there was a huge empty bucket would be filled by pumping, cranking in different ways. Once you filled up the bucket it would tip and all the water would crash down into the pool below. Each time the water would splash, other people would laugh because they didn't expect it. You could get pretty wet. The last water station had a spout that would suck up the ball with vacuum and drop it into a mini-vortex and lower the ball into the pool below.

There are many things other museums can learn from the Cité Science Museum. It would be great if the Louvre had a kids area for them to try making their own art or make a sculpture. Families could pay extra for this option, but it would be worth it because you could keep the beautiful masterpiece. We sort of did this on our own by hiring an art teacher, and it wasn't really focused for kids. The Cité Science Museum was really hands on, which would make Versailles more hands on. For instance, there could be a room with fabrics, linens, pillowcases, and carpets that people could walk on and touch for an extra cost with security guards. Musee de la Musique had a good idea because you could listen to stories about the instruments, like the first performance at the Opera or Johann Sebastian Bach's 14 musical children all practicing and making so much noise. They had great videos about how things were made - this made the museum interesting. It would be more fun for kids if you could try on some armour at the Military Museum. The more hands on the better for kids.
Jocelyn
~ Posted midst our newest adventure ~

Location:Galerie Vivienne,Paris,France