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We
went to the Trian Heritage Centre in Armagh to meet Isaac
Newton (1642 - 1727).
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He looked well for his age!
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One
girl from our school asked Isaac Newton if his head still
hurt.
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The story of Isaac Newton discovering the laws of gravity
by watching apples falling from a tree is probably just a
myth. He did do his work on gravity while at a farm, but that
is about as much as can be proven.
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Then
we got to play a game called Feed The Giant.
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There
were giant dominoes laid out all over the floor. We had to
arrange them in a square so the total of each side added up
to 10.
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We
got to throw these huge dice.
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Giant
Connect 4. This was great fun.
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Then
we tried out a few table puzzles.
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We
did these type of puzzles in Primary School, but somehow they
seemed much easier back then.....
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Although
the floor puzzles were bigger, they were just as challenging.
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Before
we left we tried our hand at making "Mobius loops".
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The
girls enjoyed cutting paper loops.
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Even
handcuffs were possible.
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The
boys in particular seemed to be expert at Mobius loops.
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From
two loops a square was achieved, well done!
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