Saturday, May 09, 2009
National Museum
We went to the National Museum of Scotland over Easter, as usual, the trains were the biggest hit.
A full size steam engine in the Museum

Model trains (these are working models)

These trains demonstrate the difference between trains on tracks and ones on a cushion of air:

We went back to them:


Students from Edinburgh University were demonstrating various things, including this display where kids could find out the effect of exercise on their heartrate. L had his pulse and BP taken, then did lots of jumping around:



Finding out the results:

A full size steam engine in the Museum


These trains demonstrate the difference between trains on tracks and ones on a cushion of air:

We went back to them:


Students from Edinburgh University were demonstrating various things, including this display where kids could find out the effect of exercise on their heartrate. L had his pulse and BP taken, then did lots of jumping around:



Finding out the results:

