The power to learn

Hello,

This morning we celebrated Sophia's birthday at the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organization (CSIRO) Discovery Centre! Wow!


Budhe Iwu took us to the CSIRO. Thank you very much, Budhe.


My friends and I at the CSIRO Discovery Centre lobby.


Nathalie, one of the staff was explaining to us about many activities that we were going to have and the rule that we had to follow.


We could touch Stick insects (Eurycnema goliath). Their colors are just like sticks! They can camouflage with their colors. They eat a special species of eucalyptus. We could also pet some turtles and laboratory mice.


My friends and I wore lab coats, then we could try so many interesting activities at the lab. Abigail and I tried to solve the green frog puzzle.


Sophia used magnifying glass to discover the beauty of some corals.


Annabelle analyzed the acid and base of some liquid.


There are some real microscopes to discover the parts of insect's body, worms, etc.


We also learnt about human body.


This is a plant cell puzzle.


Do you want to sit on the heart-shaped cushion?

The last activity that we had was watching a 3D movie! It was really exciting! We learnt about polymer. It is expected that someday the doctors can inject polymer to fix the broken bones.
We really had a good time at Sophia's birthday party. We had fun and we can learn many things about science. Thank you for inviting me, Sophia.
Well, as it is written in the lab about "the power to learn": science isn't just something you observe. It is something you do. Science isn't just a series of facts and figures to be learnt from a book. It is a way to understand and explain the world around us.