oakwood Summer 2011 - Oakwood Park Grammar School

earthquakes and dinosaurs atBY CHARLIE WOODthe national history museumthe dinosaur exhibit, for example,offered an extensive outlook on howthe dinosaur’s structure is composedA VISIT to the National History Museum was a great chance forYear 10 to see a broader range of topics in a more engagingenvironment. The museum offers the opportunity to see a varietyof different items from the remains of dinosaurs to experiencing a‘make-believe’ earthquake right below your very own feet.The variety made it an exhilarating day for everyone as therewere some really exciting things to be seen. The dinosaur exhibit,for example, offered an extensive outlook on how the dinosaur’sstructure is composed. Not a single student who walked past wasnot utterly intrigued by the 3D motion dinosaur as it moved aboutthe area within the museum.head boyand girlstoryThe same memorable experience was provided in the stimulusearthquake. Going up the escalator towards the exhibit, theexcitement levels were intense as students made a frantic dash tosecure their place on the platform that wobbled vigorously belowyour feet.It was clear from the moment you walked through the large doubledoors to the Grand Hall of the museum that it was the place to be asyou could just see a spectrum of different coloured school uniformswith students from a range of schools learning in a different way.