For two weeks, the Kids College at Michigan State University (MSU) gave future scientists in the area an opportunity to play with experiments, including a life-sized hovercraft.
According to excerpts from the article:
Ian Scott said he felt just like an astronaut hurtling through space Thursday.
Ian, who is going into sixth grade at Okemos' Kinawa Middle School, had taken a ride on a life-sized hovercraft made out of a tabletop and chair and powered by a vacuum.
"You feel weightless, like you're in space," he said. "It's like a roller coaster."
He joined 256 other children from the tri-county area in getting a close-up look at science this week at the Michigan State University Kids College.
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