LANSING 2012

Our first field trip for the year was to our state's capitol city - Lansing and it was super fun!  We first toured the Capitol building. It was beautifully painted, had a glass floor, fossils in the tiles and LOTS of stairs.  We saw the Governor’s office, both houses of Congress and the big dome.  We then had lunch, explored the gift shop and toured the State Historical Museum. There was a mining place that was dark (but not too scary), big wheel lumber movers, a one-room school house, and lots of other cool displays and set-ups.  Our last place to visit was the Hall of Justice.  There were 88 security cameras, a short movie on how courts work, and lots of hands-on displays to teach us about Michigan laws.  It was a very long but very fun day.

By Lauren and Sarah J