Field Trip to the SCSU Planetarium & James Brown Exhibit

Today we took a field trip to South Carolina State University. After everyone arrived, we rounded up all the kids for a group picture. Our first stop was the planetarium, where we watched two presentations. The first show was called "Field Trip to the Moon", where we virtually left the earth & went up into outer space. On our trip to the moon, we saw meteors & stars. Upon landing on the moon, we looked around to find that there is no water, no plant life, or other life forms on the moon. We also learned that the moon has a side that never faces the earth, and it's called "the far side of the moon". Did you know that there are mountains on the moon, but they are much larger than the ones on earth??? The next presentation was called "Cosmic Collisions". It explained what happens when things like meteors & planets collide in outer space. We learned about galaxies, solar wind, magnetic fields, and even what causes the aurora borealis. Finally, we watched a music video that showed James Brown singing his song titled "Gravity"!!! Did you know James Brown loved astronomy??? We were then led on a tour of the James Brown Exhibit, which also included a telescope that belonged to the Godfather of Soul. During our tour, we were able to learn about James Brown, and see many pictures of his travels, family, and of course the man himself. On display were several of the clothing/outfits/shoes that he wore. Shocking, but true... Some of the things that were found in his home such as hygienic & hair care items were put on display!!! Shampoo bottles, etc, etc... Yep, it's amazing what will end up on display after your death if you're famous!!! But with that being said, I think that it helped to show that James Brown was a person just like everyone else. One of my personal favorites was the hand written sheet music that was found in a trunk of his after his death. It's now framed & is hanging on the wall above the drums & keyboard that were items of his. Another item I thought was quite interesting was the vase with cotton in it... Most people would display flowers in a vase inside their home, but not James Brown... He had a vase filled with stalks of real cotton!!! I thought it was rather creative, and I think I'm gonna go pick me some cotton to put on my table for a fall decoration now!!! Other items, a kerosene heater, a robe that was ripped when he was wrestled to the ground by police when they were called to his home for a dispute between him & his wife, and even the outfit he wore for his last concert/performance??? Don't hold me to that, but that's what the tour guide told us!!! Well, that's a recap of our field trip to South Carolina State University. Interesting & Fun!!! I think I will list this as a Science & Arts field trip. Enjoy the pictures from today!!! I wish I could have taken more pictures, but they had signs requesting no photography or videography. The pics I got, didn't come out so great...

*correction, i don't know if the vase with cotton was actually in his home or if it was supposed to be symbolic of something???*