"I am so excited! We're going to the Natural History Museum!" I exclaimed to my family as we walked out of Central Park. Finally, we got there.
I saw a large room with dinosaur bones built together and I saw a really long line of people in front of a desk with people buying tickets. I could hear people talking as they moved their way through the line.
There was a really long line to get in. So my mom waited in the line while me, my dad, and my brothers saw some dinosaur bones! They were of two dinosaurs, and it looked like they were about to fight. After that my mom got us a map and we went to the first exhibit.
I had a grin on my face as I thought about all the cool stuff we were going to see!
I walked into a sea exhibit, and the first thing I saw was a giant model of a blue whale that was hanging from the ceiling and it went from one side of the room to the other! Then I saw sea lions, and they were so cute! After that I walked up the stairs into a waterbear exhibit and got a waterbear stuffed animal. It was really cute!
After that I walked past a big exhibit about Native Americans. Then we saw an Easter Island statue, and we took a picture with it. Next, we walked into a dinosaur exhibit and there were models of dinosaurs and there was a film about dinosaurs. There also was a chart about evolution and things that evolved into different things. There also was something about a reptile that evolved into dinosaurs. There also were computers that when you touched a picture of a dinosaur it showed you what it evolved into. "This is so cool," I half-whispered, half-said to my family. Then we walked to a place where there were things that weighed you and showed you how much you would weigh on a planet, star, or moon. We also watched a movie about dark matter, dark energy, and matter. Then we went to an exhibit about rocks and minerals and saw a cool room that had some rocks and minerals in it. There was a section of glow-in-the-dark rocks and minerals. A light was on them for about six seconds to make the rocks and minerals glow. Next, we walked over to a section about radioactive rocks and minerals, and there was another room that had pretty gems in it. There was a gem called The Star of India. I saw some rose quartz, diamonds, sapphires, peridots, and quartz.
Then we went to a different place about meteorites. I have a theory that meteorites are messages sent by aliens. Also all the meteorites in there were metal. They were nice and cool, and when you touched the meteorites and took your hand off, your hand smelled like metal.
"These exhibits were all so amazing!" I said. We headed out of the Natural History Museum and started to walk to our hotel. The next day we started to pack for our trip home. We got on the train and headed home. "I hope we can come again soon!" I sighed happily as we pulled into the train station. Then we walked to the train that would take us home.
Hank, you are a good story teller. You include dialogue, descriptions of what is happening around you, and words that tell the emotions of the narrator (you!). You use a lot of sensory imagery too--especially sounds--people talking, half whispered, sighs. I really love this museum too, by the way.
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