Tuesday, September 10, 2013

AZ Museum of Natural History

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Movies in AZ. You could go behind the screen and be in the movies.

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My jailbirds.

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Lost Dutchman mine.

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Gold panning.

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Dinosaur bone digging.

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In this room you have to guess what each thing is. Nate wanted to know how the phone worked (it was a rotary dial).

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The prehistoric room where you could play.

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The dinosaur bones exhibit. This pretend mountain was at least three stories tall. There was also a flash flood that came down the mountain.

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Waiting for Nate.

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Putting together one of the many puzzles in the museum.

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Why hello Mr. Dinosaur!

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Taking apart and putting the mammoth back together.

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The native American culture area.

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Back in the dinosaur room.

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A stegosaurus puzzle.

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Minerals.

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Nate asks how does this work? Ellie explains it is dots of light and then lots of mirrors so it makes your eyes think you see stars.

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