Discovery Center keeps kids entertained for light years on end

Savannah Eaton (right) and a friend take a look at a Tour of the Solar System exhibit at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center last week. The girls were there on a field trip from Chichester Central School. (JON BODELL / Insider staff) -
Savannah Eaton (right) and a friend take a look at a Tour of the Solar System exhibit at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center last week. The girls were there on a field trip from Chichester Central School. (JON BODELL / Insider staff)
Girls from Chichester Central School watch a weather broadcast one of them just recorded. That's right, you can do the weather just like a real meteorologist – green screen, teleprompter and all – at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center. (JON BODELL / Insider staff) -
Girls from Chichester Central School watch a weather broadcast one of them just recorded. That's right, you can do the weather just like a real meteorologist – green screen, teleprompter and all – at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center. (JON BODELL / Insider staff)
From left: Trevor Monterio, Ellie Smith and Evan Berkeley – all Chichester Central School students – listen to Jeanne Gerulskis, the Discovery Center's director, talk about some space items. Evan's dad, Ian, was also pretty fascinated. (JON BODELL / Insider staff) -
From left: Trevor Monterio, Ellie Smith and Evan Berkeley – all Chichester Central School students – listen to Jeanne Gerulskis, the Discovery Center's director, talk about some space items. Evan's dad, Ian, was also pretty fascinated. (JON BODELL / Insider staff)
Kids from Chichester Central School look at themselves in infrared form at an exhibit all about the light spectrum. Behind them are handprints – if you put your hand on the wall, the infrared camera still sees the heat long after you take it away. Pretty cool. (JON BODELL / Insider staff) -
Kids from Chichester Central School look at themselves in infrared form at an exhibit all about the light spectrum. Behind them are handprints – if you put your hand on the wall, the infrared camera still sees the heat long after you take it away. Pretty cool. (JON BODELL / Insider staff)
Discovery Center volunteer John Parodi (in orange) shows some Chichester Central School students the moon lander simulator. (JON BODELL / Insider staff) -
Discovery Center volunteer John Parodi (in orange) shows some Chichester Central School students the moon lander simulator. (JON BODELL / Insider staff)

The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center is no stranger to school field trips – it sees about 10,000 school kids every year – and Chichester Central School just took one there last week. Those kids really love space-type stuff!

Author: Jon Bodell

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