My favorite part about the field trip was the hiking part because we ended up seeing tons of new plants and learn about them to but in wish we could stay longer but we had to go back to school.
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We had a wonderful and educational field trip to the nature center. The students were incredibly engaged, and we had a blast exploring everything the center had to offer, despite a little mud and rain! We started our day inside, where we learned all about the life cycle of plants (one of our classmates even became a flower for the demonstration!). We also got to see amazing animals, including live turtles and even the fur of a skunk. We then braved the wet weather for an exciting hike on the slippery trails and boardwalk, where we spotted frogs, fish, and even two giant sandhill cranes!
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We got to touch the fur of a skunk. We also got to see a turtle in the big room. We also got to go on a hike and see leaves and we got to learn about leaves and birds like blue jays red tail bird and the brown tail birdies a girl and the red tail bird is a boy and we got to go on this bridge it was fun saw a frog on a leaf pad and seeing cranes it was huge cranes there was two.
When we got there we went into this room, and we learned about plants and some animals and at the end of that we made a big human tree. And then we went outside and went on a nature walk. And saw some animals, and a lot of plants. When we came back we had lunch, And when we were done with all of that, we got on the bus and came back to school.
When we arrived we first got in and walked into a room with Mr Justin and he taught us about the anatomy of a flower then we made a tree with students. After that we went to another room with a lot of stuffed animals (not the toy like an animal stuffed with cotton so it would stand.) Then the other class arrived then Mr. Joul took us on a hike and it was windy so our umbrellas almost fell out of our hands. We learnt about things in the area on the hike and we went on a dock and looked at fish. After the hike was done we went back to the building and ate lunch.
When I arrived the first thing my class did was learn about plants Specifically the life cycle of plants.Then when we were waiting for the person that would take us on the nature hike we went to see the animals in the other room.When the guide for the nature walk came to get us we went o n both of the trails.
At the start I got to learn about plants and what they need to survive in the weather. Like the Wind and Rain like the roots in the Ground to keep in place. And the stem brings some nutrients to live and be healthy. And the Pedals bring the bees up to the kamdyn flower and the bee goes around the kamdyn flower. And gets Pollen to give to the hive but the flower dies soo sad 😭. The Nature walk was boring so I'm not going to talk about it.
At the very beginning of the field trip we went inside and got teached about plants and then they transformed Camden into a Beautiful plant and showed What happened with the plant then we Explored the rest of the place because the other class took too long to get back but when they got back we went outside to explore and it was very slippery.Then when we got back we went inside and had lunch and talked to the other class then we took some Pictures and got on the bus and left.
When we arrived we went to learn about plants and went to see animals. Then we waited for another staff member to take us on the nature walk, we went and played around inside while we waited. Then when we went on the nature walk we did nothing except walking at the start but in the in between the star and the middle we voted where to go straight to the wetlands or the board walk and we chose the wetlands and saw no animals but lots of plants and then we stopped at a spot with a lot of trees then we went back to go to the board walk then we went back to have lunch with the other class then we went back to the place we played at to when we waited for basically only 2 seconds then we went to take pictures by the tree spot and by the buses then after that we went on the buses
When we arrived they told us that we were going to be inside first and we learned about plants and how they worked. He asked for a volunteer to go up and Kamden went up and he turned into a Flower. After that we went on a trail and we went to Wetlands the boardwalk You went on the boardwalk we had to find three animal crane a duck and a frog.
When we got there we went to a room with some animals like snakes and frogs and turtles and tortoises I was a little sad because we were not learning about the this year but we did learn about plants and flowers and towards the end we went on a hike and our class decided that we wanted to go on the wetland trail and we saw some cranes and some people purposely walked pretty fast I am guessing that they did so they could get close to them they looked really pretty and I love cranes. Lastly, we ate lunch with the other class.
So we got of the bus and we went inside the building we learned in a demonstration how plants give us air and how we gave carbon peroxide then we went to the trail we went on the wet land trail first then we went on the bridge walk and there was a lot of bridges and i slipped 15 times because it was wet and it was raining before then after all of that we went to eat lunch after that we went on 1 more trail and took a photo i was laying in the front when they were taking a pick after we packed up and went back to the school.
When we arrived we started walking to the area where the bathrooms are . and then we went in for a presentation from this guy. Then we went on a little trail and it was the muddiest trail EVER but also it was really fun. Also it was basically just raining the whole time. Then we saw these big birds called sand hill cranes and they were really cool and everyone was trying to chase them.but overall it was SUPER FUN!!!!!
Near the end of the trip we ended up going on a hike and seeing birds and cranes and when we arrived i ended up being the flower that we learned about it was very fun though but we had to wait for people to come out the bathroom because they wanted to use the bathroom while we were on the hike but the after results were better but i wish they did not have to use the bathroom because we were on a cool trail and i wanted to stay on that trail.
When we got off the bus we made a line and walked to the start of the park to meet the counselors!After they told us what we would be doing and their names we separated into classes.We were inside first so the other class was outside and inside we were learning about plants and where they get their nutrients and how they grow and what happens in the life cycle of a plant,we even had a class mat volunteer to help show us what happens to a yellow flower like how bees she them as pretty flowers that they would love to collect poland.After we finished the talk the other class was late from coming back from the nature walk so we just looked at the habitats and some people went to the bathroom.When the other 5th grade class finally got there to switch my 5th grade class went on the nature walk and we would talk about animals and their habitats and we also took lots of pictures and saw some cool animals like sandhill cranes, swans, fish, frog, snack, duck, turtles, a red tailed eagle, and lizards it was really cool. When we got back we were waiting for the other class so we could eat lunch and we would get to be with the other class for the rest of the field trip.After lunch we went on are own walk as the hole 5th grade and we saw water and a lot of bridges,even tho it was a cold and rainy day it was a really good field trip I recommend that the person reading this go’s:)
We went to the Clarkston Family Farm for our field trip.The Clarkston Family Farm is a farm where a bunch of families go to have some family time! It's a great place you should go check it out today!
We did lots of things like first we learned about the difference between soil and dirt and what soil needs. Then we made pots out of paper and planted either mint or something called chives. The next thing we did was go to the pond and we looked for pond creatures with no back bone and I found a salamander and I named him Timothy. Then we had a snack!Then we went to our next station and it was animals. First we saw 2 goats then we went to saw the bunnies. We also saw a mini pony and a donkey and then we saw baby pigs and chickens! Our last station was called “oh deer” and we had flash cards that said water another one that said food, one that said space, one that said shelter and if you picked the same card as some one they become a deer too but if you can’t find someone with the same flash card you die and become a resource.
My favorite part was the animals because they were really soft and cute and they were so tiny.
The place we went to was the Clarkston family farm and the clarkston is like a farm with plants and fish and different animals.
When i arrived i was happy and i participated in every activity towards the end we got plants and got to do a fun game called oh dear it was pretty fun but it was so fun i wanted to stay there longer because we got to see a lot of animals like piglets the dad pig and the mom pig and we got to learn more science words and stuff like that
The wet lands was my favorite because we got two salamanders and a water scorpion.
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