5th Grade Field Trip
On September 17th, the 5th graders traveled to Pahoja to participate in the annual Outdoor Classroom. There, they experienced different outdoor activities and learning opportunities. Their first sesson was 'Water Quality', which was led by the West Lyon FFA students. They learned about the quality of water, what Ph levels are, and even got to dip nets in the water to look for organisms. The second station was 'Water Olympics' led by Jill Postma and Laura Beyenhof. They learned about cohesion, adhesion, and surface tension. They got to do two water related activities at this session...one dropping water on a penny, and the other trying to float a paperclip. The third station was fishing!! This needs no explanation and the kids LOVED it! Mason R. was the only one to catch a fish in our class!! The fourth station was run by DGR Engineering. Jericho Poppinga taught the kids about GPS and let them use some of their equipment to find a hidden chip. When they found it they got a piece of candy! The fifth station was "dog training". The kids got to learn how dogs are trained and "trained" each other. The best part was meeting their puppy!
After a lunch, our group went to the Old School House. Their favorite part was seeing the outhouse. The seventh station was 'Soils and Prairies'. The kids participated in a jeopardy game to learn all there is on the topic. The eighth station was "Critter Crate". Tate Anderson brought all of his hides to show the kids. They guessed what they thought they were. Daniel B. was the best at guessing. The last station was Bees. We learned all about local bees, honey production, and even got to taste the honey!
All in all the kids had a great day. We had the perfect weather and great hosts. We look forward to attending again next year!! Thanks to Nicki, Dayton, and everybody who hosted us!!
