I was not able to go to this field trip because I an had obligation to my group for a project during that time. But, I have been to the Museum of Science multiple times and also did some research to fully meet expectation for the blog.

The Museum of Science (Boston) was originated from a group of men who enjoyed science and history. In 1830 they banned together and created Boston society of natural history. They then found a location suitable enough for a museum in the Back Bay area and it became known as the New England Museum of Natural History. It remained this way for quite sometime until after the second world war. After the war the old location was sold and the new location that we know today was opened, under the name the Museum of Science (or Boston Museum of Science).

The Museum holds around 700 different exhibits, and they are interactive! A few of the most popular exhibits listed are the optical illusions area, the butterfly garden, and the theatre of electricity. Outside of those there are even more options, like their Omni theatre or Planetarium. Additionally, visitors also have the opportunity to view live wildlife because the museum houses over 100 different animal types. On top of that the museum site is one of the few and most popular places to take a Duck Tour.

As far as how the experience will enhance my experiments, there are a couple ways. After doing research on the establishment I was surprised to see all the different things that they had going under one facility. There are so many ways and topics to experiment. The information learned definitely caused me to think more openly about what i want to do for our final presentation. The other factor is that they have a lot of good examples and information on electrical experiments (theatre of electricity). My group and I think we will be doing an experiment where we make our own battery, so we can look relative examples and possibly refer to the museum as a resource.

References:

– http://www.mos.org

– http://www.mos.org/history