8:00am – 9:15am Breakfast at the hotel – breakfast is included in the price of our rooms
Breakfast at the hotel was pretty decent. Nice modern - up to date hotel, that even had waffle makers! Otherwise the typical breakfast filled us up before we left for the Planetarium.
9:30 – depart hotel for Planetarium
The planetarium is located right on Lake Michigan, which gave us a great opportunity to take some pictures of the city!
Mr. Jackson had the kids jump, trying to capture the moment:
10:00am – 1pm Spend time at the Alder Planetarium. Attend the show 3D Universe: A symphony at 12:30
There were so many SUPER COOL exhibits at the planetarium. This was a last minute find, and I'm really glad we went there. One of the biggest hits for the kids was the section on the history of telescopes and optics, which included costumes that could be used to dress the part of scientists of the past. 
There were also sections of the planetarium that focused on light and sound - very pertinent to our studies - a small dome that allowed kids to venture insdie and get an explanation of the sky over Chicago. There were MANY references to Harry Potter, which made Mr. Jackson and I laugh. Pretty sure the girl that worked there was all about repeating the same jokes and one liners to anyone that would listen! Good times. We also learned about the planets in our solar system.
The 3D-Symphony show was really entertaining! While some kids didn't prefer the orchestra music, the effects of 3D and Hubble pictures gave some stunning effects. My favorite part was seeing spiral galaxies crashing into each other with very dramatic music, and the film took the actual pictures from Hubble and digitized them, allowing for a computer to take the perspective of all angles and show us what it must have looked like in real time!
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