Armagh Planetarium

What a great day! We made a trip to the planetarium in Armagh, in the North. In a tightly packed site, there were workshops, demonstrations, movies, interactive games, and readings suitable for multiple ages.

The science workshops were really well done and the kids were keen to participate, particularly Declan!

Stella was called up for a demo of static electricity and was fully game for being on display.

Ronan floored us by repeating word for word the instructor's lecture on how electricity made its way through the plasma ball, into the other kid's hand, through the light bulb, into his arm, through his body, and grounded into the floor.  (Declan is there making sure all goes well)

By far the highlight for all of us was the rocket ship building and launching. What a fantastic thing it is to spend some time building and launching things without a pile of lawsuits requiring goggles and kids to stand back, instead of launching them on their own!

Stella Launching!