‘One small step on the moon, one giant step for mankind,” the plaque beneath the astronaut exhibit read.
Everybody gazed in awe at the life- size replica of Neil Armstrong that was before them. The first man on the moon, he had uttered these immortal words when he stepped
out from his Apollo spacecraft onto the moon.
The group of fascinated students of Class A, St. Margaret Primary, were at the Science Centre for the Astronomy Exhibition. It was the Science Crusade Week and their Science teacher, Mr. Lim, thought that it was a gem of idea for the students to pay a trip to the exhibition to learn more about space and the universe.
“ You need to wear a special spacesuit if you want to travel in space,” Mr. Lim explained to a group of wide-eyed students, pointing earnestly at Neil Armstrong's uniform.
“The spacesuit helps you keep warm by insulating your body heat, and also allows you to breathe properly through the special breathing apparatus.”
“ I vow to be the Singapore’s first astronaut!” Abu, the “Einstein’ of Class A, blurted out enthusiastically, to a chorus of approving ‘oohhhs’ from the rest of his classmates.
He cocked his head to one side, scrutinizing the astronaut exhibit with an intensity that only a completely mesmerized student could muster.
“What a noble aspiration!” Mr. Lim grinned as he patted Abu on his head.
The Astronomy Exhibition was indeed a magical treat for everybody and anybody interested in the comos- besides the astronauts and spaceships exhibits , there were also eye- catching miniature of the Solar System, intriguing samples of genuine moonrocks and fascinating chronicles on space exploration.
Documentaries such as the ‘Bid Bang Theory’, the ‘Mystery of the Black Holes’ and ‘Can Humans really Travel to the edge of the universe?’ had the students completely engaged and fully agog with born-again curiosity.
“Everybody look! That’s a shooting star!” Mary yelled exhilaratingly, peering through a gigantic telescope mounted in the middle of the Space Gallery.
The space gallery was undoubtedly another perennial favorite of all visitor. Nobody leaves the highly'- acclaimed gallery without being swept off their feet. The myriad of gigantic telescopic devices, straddled impressively across a transparent globe, offers one a breathtaking peek in the wonders of deep space.
Another key attraction was the ‘Zero- gravity’ simulator. In this special simulator, a person got to experience what it was like being weightless and being able to float around freely.
Needless to say, all the students were thrilled to this with the gravity defying sensation. The more adventurous amongst them had a whale of a time failing their limbs and squirming acrobatically in the simulator!
The students left the Astronomy Exhibition at 5 pm, completely enthralled and intrigued with what they had experienced and seen. It was a most memorable and truly unforforgatable learning experience.
Author: Irene (4K)
Wow! Irene, your writing is great!
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