Friday, December 3, 2010

Full Force

We put this off as long as we could. It's been open for over a month now. And they've been begging us to go. So, for a vacation treat, we went to see the Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination exhibit at the Lafayette Science Museum.
Beedle proudly donned his jedi tunic to be a part of the museum. The exhibit featured authentic props and costumes from the Star Wars series. The kids were excited to see the "real" R2D2, Luke's speeder from Episode IV,and many other Star Wars relics. They even took a ride in a Millennium Falcon simulator. Far out!
What was most interesting about the exhibit was how the Star Wars technology was compared to the real world technologies. They learned about how magnetic levitation works, how robotic movements are engineered, and how bionic technologies are allowing people without limbs to run and jump. The kids used technologies at work stations to design cities and settlements, like in Star Wars.They even took a ride in an air chair, simulating a ride on a speeder.
The exhibit was well worth the price of admission. It left this clan of Star Wars fans excited and full of the force.

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