Wellesley Kid Meets Invisible Giants at Franklin Park

Local kids run into invisible giants. A Wellesley 6-year-old, Brook Simko, joined scientists at ParkSCIENCE Children's Festival, held at Franklin Park last Wednesday. 

Instructor Shannon Morey heated an aluminum, which pushes some of the air out of the can. Morey, of MIT, then dunked the cans in cold water causing them to collapse as if they were crushed in the hand of a giant. This is caused by the rapid condensation of the air in the cold, which creates a partial vacuum.

The program is presented by the National Park Service, and Boston Parks and Recreation.

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Skylar and Andrew Stadhard

Skylar, 7, and Andrew Stadhard, 4, of Mattapan meet Fred, the Boston Park Rangers horse, during the February 20 ParkSCIENCE Children’s Festival hosted at Franklin Park by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department.  The free Festival provided fun during February school vacation week with indoor and outdoor activities offered in partnership with L.L.Bean, Science from Scientists, New England Aquarium, MIT’s Science on the Street, City Archeologist Joe Bagley, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society Plantmobile, iRobot, the Boston Police Department Forensic Unit, and the Boston Park Rangers.

The Williams family

The Williams family of Dorchester – Sima, 9, Shai-El, 5, and Solomon, 3 – celebrate their successful rocket experiment with instructor Peg LeGendre of Science on the Street during the February 20 ParkSCIENCE Children’s Festival hosted at Franklin Park by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department.  The free Festival provided fun during February school vacation week with indoor and outdoor activities offered in partnership with L.L.Bean, Science from Scientists, New England Aquarium, MIT’s Science on the Street, City Archeologist Joe Bagley, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society Plantmobile, iRobot, the Boston Police Department Forensic Unit, and the Boston Park Rangers.

Kyleigh Williams

Six-year-old Kyleigh Williams of Hyde Park tries one of the experiments at the February 20 ParkSCIENCE Children’s Festival with the help of instructor Amanda Schutt of Science from Scientists.   The free Festival was hosted at Franklin Park by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department in partnership with L.L.Bean, Science from Scientists, New England Aquarium, MIT’s Science on the Street, City Archeologist Joe Bagley, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society Plantmobile, iRobot, the Boston Police Department, and the Boston Park Rangers.