Museums

Though it sounds like my life during this summer vacation starts after 9pm, I have been enjoying many of the other sites of Chicago including its many museums. One of the great things about being a CPS teacher is that I have free admission to all of Chicago's museums. I haven't been to the Field Museum since I was a kid, so when I went recently I was amazed by the depth of its exhibits. The Field Museum actually made me feel like a kid again. One of the great things about the Field Museum is that they support teachers. They have a great resource room with all sorts of things for teachers to check out and use in their classroom, including a life-sized plaster cast of Sue's skull.















I recommend visiting the Shedd Aquarium on Thursdays for Jazzin' at the Shedd. You can purchase alcoholic beverages and food and visit the exhibits while listening to a live jazz band.

Yesterday, I went to the Museum of Science and Industry with two fellow teachers to check out the CSI exhibit. I'm developing a Forensic Science/Criminalistics class for this upcoming school year, so I wanted to see what types of lessons I can develop. I have to admit that there was a lot that I did not know about Forensic Science and this exhibit pretty enlightening. I highly recommend that you check out this exhibit before it leaves on September 3rd, especially if you're a CSI fan.

So here is the beloved Space Ice Cream that Marty buys every time he's at the MSI. It tastes just like a meringue, really nothing special.















I've noticed these R2D2 mailboxes throughout the city, but this one was in amazing shape and right in front of the MSI. Anyway, I thought this was apropos seeing that the MSI is going to have an exhibit on the science of Star Wars from October 5, 2007 to January 6, 2008.