Saturday, August 1, 2009

NYC-- by Connor

I went to the Museum of Natural History yesterday. It was very crowded. First, we went to the dinosaur exhibit. I kept on asking if the bones were real, and always received the same answer, yes. I was amazed at how many there were. I also saw a jaw of a shark. Its diameter was probably about three of four feet long. The dinosaurs were separated into groups. The dinosaurs with four limbs, the dinosaurs with back bones (vertebrates), and the dinosaurs with orbital cavities. It was all very amazing.
The museum was HUGE!!! It took us a long time to get to the space part, so on the way we stopped at the North American Birds. We saw every type you can think of. Eagles, (Bald and Golden) Cranes, and many other types.
Finally we made our way to the space place. There was a whole row of signs with facts on them. They started at 10 to the power of 15, and went all the way to the power of -18. At each sign, say 10 to the power of 3 (1000). Then they would turn it to 1000 meters and find an object that is 1000 meters. Ten to the negative eighteen was a blood cell.
The next day we went to Ellis Island. It was interesting. I found out that my great-grandma and a few relatives from three generations ago were immigrants and checked in at Ellis Island. There were a lot of interesting facts about of Ellis Island. After we got bored of Ellis Island we took another ferry to Liberty Island were we observed the Statue of Liberty. It was huge! Then we returned to our hotel at about five o'clock. Well, that's all!

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