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Oh, they just don’t make science kits like they did 50 years ago. This one came with radioactive sources. It was $50.00 at the time (and can fetch more than $7000.00 if you can find one now):

The set came with four types of uranium ore, a beta-alpha source (Pb-210), a pure beta source (Ru-106), a gamma source (Zn-65?), a spinthariscope, a cloud chamber with its own short-lived alpha source (Po-210), an electroscope, a geiger counter, a manual, a comic book (Dagwood Splits the Atom) and a government manual “Prospecting for Uranium.”

Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab (1950-1951)

My men’s group at my Church gave Olivia a beautiful, personalized blanket. She obviously loves it. Click for more pictures. Mouse feet!

 

Preston, Dylan and I went to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History yesterday. Preston just loved the Insect Zoo. No way was Dylan going to hold a bug, but it was hard to keep Preston away. He also held a big beetle, but I couldn’t get a picture as I had to help keep Preston from squishing it.

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The new Ocean Hall is quite good. Even Dylan was impressed by the giant jellyfish (seen in foreground). Full-size right whale hangs from the ceiling, and videos of ocean scenes line the walls. Lots of informative exhibits about the ocean.

A lot more pictures are viewable via the Photography page (Natural History link)

 

Olivia has beautiful, long fingers

Preston has my hands. Click either image for slideshow…

 

Preston and I were having fun tonight, and I cut a few holes in a paper bag I was about to recycle. “Hey Preston, wanna be a monster”? He loved it, and the first thing he wanted to do was go upstairs and “scare mommy”. We got downstairs and it lasted just long enough for me to take a few shots.

Oh, to be 2 again, when all it takes to have such fun is a paper bag and a Dad with scissors. :)

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