As much as we love botanic gardens we also love hands on science centers. Discovery World in Milwaukee is a REALLY good one. There are some great interactive water features of the great lakes, lots of hands on machines, and a really good aquarium. We spent almost an entire day and didn’t see it all. I would highly recommend it if you are in Milwaukee and you like that sort of thing. I will give you a tour of the parts we got to.
A view of the sky line coming in from the bay.
The Great Lake Michigan
The stairs to the send floor are shaped like a double helix piece of DNA
Caelun thinks it is a LONG way up.
Caelun is a`bit scared at the top
Learning about wind energy
Learning about how to build better buildings.
A hands on version of a nuclear reactor
A special exhibit on Les Paul and the physics of sound.
Percussion music with different sized tubes.
A telescope chair.
A section on simple machines- levers, pulleys,screws, wedges, etc..
This was a favorite section for my crew.
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Back down the stairs
On to the water exhibits this is how waves work.
The great lakes – a smaller version
The water shed- with actual rain, thunder, and lighting.
Animals that live in the water shed.
Underneath the great lakes
On to the aquariums.
We got to walk on top of the aquarium and look down through it. Caelun crawled because it was to scary to walk across.
Views of different water systems
We walk under and through the aquarium.
This is an example of an under water submersible
You can guide a robot from the sub
There is a 2 story wall on one side of the aquarium
Looking down on the great lakes
On the very top floor there is a ship exhibit
Simple machines found on ships
We ended with a trip though water treatment
Yeah for clean water to drink
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