Comments on: The scientific tourist #3 — Kepler’s early solar system http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/01/15/science_on_the_road_3_--_keplers_early_solar_system/ Science for people who never knew it could be interesting Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:13:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Sam Wise http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/01/15/science_on_the_road_3_--_keplers_early_solar_system/#comment-300 Sam Wise Mon, 03 Mar 2008 02:23:22 +0000 http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/01/15/science_on_the_road_3_--_keplers_early_solar_system/#comment-300 Courtney, Sadly, there are a lot of miles between Mississippi and Vienna. I suspect it'd be easier to make a road trip happen. I did a bit of digging, and here are some science museums in neighboring states that look interesting (at least, judging by their web pages): Sci-Port Discovery Center (Shreveport, Louisiana -- 217 mile drive) McWane Science Center (Birmingham, Alabama -- 238 miles) Sci-Quest (Huntsville, Alabama -- 336 miles) Sci-Port is the closest, but according to Mapquest it's still a 3+ hour drive. It'd likely be tough to visit any of these as a school field trip (depending on how your school feels about over-night stays), but maybe your folks would be willing to make it a family outing? Anyway, you can get to the web pages for these museums by way of this site: http://www.mindspring.com/~brucec/science_center.htm Good luck, I hope this helps... Courtney,

Sadly, there are a lot of miles between Mississippi and Vienna. I suspect it’d be easier to make a road trip happen.

I did a bit of digging, and here are some science museums in neighboring states that look interesting (at least, judging by their web pages):

Sci-Port Discovery Center (Shreveport, Louisiana — 217 mile drive)
McWane Science Center (Birmingham, Alabama — 238 miles)
Sci-Quest (Huntsville, Alabama — 336 miles)

Sci-Port is the closest, but according to Mapquest it’s still a 3+ hour drive. It’d likely be tough to visit any of these as a school field trip (depending on how your school feels about over-night stays), but maybe your folks would be willing to make it a family outing?

Anyway, you can get to the web pages for these museums by way of this site:

http://www.mindspring.com/~brucec/science_center.htm

Good luck, I hope this helps…

]]> By: courtney nicole gary http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/01/15/science_on_the_road_3_--_keplers_early_solar_system/#comment-299 courtney nicole gary Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:23:27 +0000 http://sortingoutscience.net/2008/01/15/science_on_the_road_3_--_keplers_early_solar_system/#comment-299 i wish that some one would let my school of 8th graders come an see that we have not that much money for this trip but it would be a good expirence i'm am in the 8th at northwest jackson middle scool in jackson mississippi i wish that some one would let my school of 8th graders come an see that we have not that much money for this trip but it would be a good expirence i’m am in the 8th at northwest jackson middle scool in jackson mississippi

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