Piggley's Adventure in Washington: Monday the 28th of June 2009

Another fascinating day in Washington!
Today we left the hotel at 6.45am. Myself and Ms. O Connell took part in a Panel Session talk with Dan from England, Andrew from Australia, Sarietjie from South Africa and Nathan from New Zealand.




David Walddon from Microsoft was the moderator.




Here you can see all the Microsoft Innovative Teachers together before the talk. I will post up a podcast of the talk later- Ms. O Connell needs my help to edit it!



We talked to a full room of teachers and administrators about the work that we did with all of the students in Kilvemnon over the past few years. They were so impressed that you were all working away and logging on to the blog over the summer holidays. You are all so dedicated!

Afterwards we visited the exhibits downstairs and guess what? LEGO had a stand. I learned how to data log colours on the new NXT. I can't wait to show you all when we get home.

Afterwards we visited the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum right here in Washington. Ms. O' Connell told me that you had emailed to make sure we visited the Wright Brothers Flyer.

Above you can see me sitting on a real piece of moon rock! It is just inside the door of the Smithsonian.


Next we visited the REAL Wright Brothers Flyer. This is the actual machine used in the first flight. in 1985 they changed the canvas on the Flyer it had become damaged. It had been built in 1903 after all!

The Red Baron would love to see this! Wouldn't he?

Check out this link to see inside the Air and Space Museum and around Washington in the new Night at the Museum Film: http://www.nightatthemuseummovie.com/ The Flyer has a huge part in it!

Rockets verywhere at the Smithsonian!



Find out more about the Smithsonian here.

This is me visiting the Korean War memorial. It is a really powerful memorial. America fought in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953.


Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia is a military cemetery in the United States, established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the estate of the family of Robert E. Lee's wife Mary Anna (Custis) Lee, a descendant of Martha Washington. The cemetery is situated directly across the Potomac from Washington, DC and near The Pentagon.
More than 300,000 people are buried in an area of 624 acres.

What an exciting day! Is there anything else you woould like myself and Ms. O Connell to visit?
Tomorrow evening we have been invited to the Library of Congress for a reception. We are so excited. The Library of Congress is very famous and is not normally open to the public. I will wear a clean uniform for the night and will make sure to clean my trotters for the event!!
can you find out more about the Library of Congress for me before I go?

See you soon,
Piggley.

PS. Great to hear all the positive comments from Kilvemnon and beyond! Keep them coming!