Description of a Trip to the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, New Jersey

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Description of a Trip to the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, New Jersey

When deciding on a place for my science trip, I knew the perfect place would be the Liberty Science Center, located in Jersey City, New Jersey. I went there often as a child, so I already knew that there was a great deal to learn there. What I didn?t realize was how much it had been updated since I was there last. There are so many advances going on in science and technology, it?s all so amazing. What surprised me most, is that even at age 19, I still had as much fun there as I did when I was 9.

When I got first arrived at the science center, I was so overwhelmed I didn?t know where to go first. The center has three floors, each with a different theme - Invention, Health, and Environment. It is also home to the nation?s largest IMAX movie screen. I decided to check out one floor at a time, and later try to see a show.

First I visited the Environment Floor. This was my least favorite of all the floors. The first exhibit I looked at was called ?The Estuary.? This had many different tanks filled with fish that normally dwell in the lower Hudson River. Next I visited the solar telescope. I walked inside what the Science Center calls their lighthouse, and found that they have an actual solar telescope mounted on their roof. From this telescope I saw images of the sun?s surface. The next exhibit I visited was call the Bug Zoo, unfortunately I didn?t stay there long. It was filled with tanks holding cockroaches, millipedes, and even honeybees, along with a small greenhouse. I was very uncomfortable there. I then visited The Rock Wall. Here they asked me to try to climb a wall, just like professional rock climbers do. It?s a lot h...

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...ie was about two expert microbiologists and their journey though three remote and unknown caves, both under and above water. They investigate these caves, seeking tiny organisms that dwell in the Earth's most hostile environments, such as places with no light and few nutrients. In some instances they were even seeking organisms that had been locked in solid ice for hundreds of years. They are studying these life forms in hopes finding new drugs and antibiotics. I found the movie very interesting, and I think seeing it on the IMAX screen made it even better.

The Liberty Science Center is full of so much information, it?s hard not to get caught up in all the excitement. I would recommend to anyone looking for a fun learning experience to visit. I had a great time, and I went home with a much greater knowledge of science and it?s use in everyday life.

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