We had an amazing and educational trip to the Intrepid Museum. We learned that this aircraft carrier was used in war (Including World War II), and now carries a unique collection of planes. We went up and got to see planes used for spying, bombing, planes painted to frighten or camouflage, and planes that were given to the U.S. as gifts from other countries. Can you find Israel's gift, the "Kfir" with its Jewish Star painted on it?
We then went in (and out of the rain!) to the bottom of the ship for a workshop on aviation. We watched a presentation on the development of airplanes, and the forces involved in flying a plane. We experimented to better understand Isaac Newton's scientific law "every action has an equal but opposite reaction": we glided an open air balloon along a string and saw and felt the rush of air move to one direction, while the balloon glided in the opposite direction. We each made our own propeller as well. We then went to explore the great hands-on exhibits: we got to pretend to navigate an airplane, ride a ship, work with space-gloves, launch a rocket, and much more... Enjoy the pictures:-)
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