There were banners all over the city advertising the event (these two are outside of City Hall).
And here's the Franklin Institute itself. Last time we were here, they had King Tut everywhere and painted over the steps. Fom King Tut to Darth Vader.
Antici...........................pation
And we're in. First display as we enter is a LARGE model of an X-Wing. These were largely based on today's fighter planes as they were supposed to be able to fly through air as well as space and so need to be somewhat aerodynamic.
The levitating Speeder.
The ice creature from Hoth (this one was used in the updating of Episode V for the Special Editions)
As well as an exhibit of lots of props etc from the Star Wars movies, there were interactive displays tying the exhibits to technology. In the two scenarios below, the kids had to do some real time design to satisfy environmental and other real world criteria.
This is America, of course there are guns here!
As you can see, Gemma was really getting into it.
Padme is Gemma's favourite Star Wars character.
And this is her ship.
Liz really liked this model used for the Wookie tree house.
This battle droid is huge. The screen size doesn't do it justice (but Gemma certainly does)
Another of the interactive displays involved a demonstration of how hard it is to make a robot walk. Here Gemma is having a go and did a good job (two steps forward, the one step back).
Our souvenirs from the exhibition. Some car bumper stickers, a cute and cuddly Chewie and some buttons for our youth pastor "Who's your daddy?"
As well as an exhibit of lots of props etc from the Star Wars movies, there were interactive displays tying the exhibits to technology. In the two scenarios below, the kids had to do some real time design to satisfy environmental and other real world criteria.
This is America, of course there are guns here!
As you can see, Gemma was really getting into it.
Padme is Gemma's favourite Star Wars character.
And this is her ship.
This is a very large model of my favourite ship.
Liz really liked this model used for the Wookie tree house.
This battle droid is huge. The screen size doesn't do it justice (but Gemma certainly does)
Another of the interactive displays involved a demonstration of how hard it is to make a robot walk. Here Gemma is having a go and did a good job (two steps forward, the one step back).
This time around, the kids had to learn about designing and programming a robot. There were three challenges to meet, including deciding on the best traction, followed by getting the timing right in programming to successfully navigate and complete a course.
Our souvenirs from the exhibition. Some car bumper stickers, a cute and cuddly Chewie and some buttons for our youth pastor "Who's your daddy?"
We spent about two and a half hours exploring all of the exhbits an interative demonstrations. We all had a great time and learnt a lot. It was well worth the journey.
