You know you live in Silicon Valley when ...

Mary had a play date after school with her friend Sydney. Sydney's dad had some car trouble, so her mom and the kids had to drive to Santa Clara to rescue him. What to do while waiting for the car to be fixed? Drop into the Intel Museum, of course! Mary came home with an activity guide from the museum. There were activities to do at the museum, and activities to do at home. Her favorites were writing her name in binary code and testing materials to see which ones were conductors, semiconductors, and insulators.