Sometimes doing the same things in
school over and over again can get boring and lose the interest of
students. Other times, there are things that can be better understood
by experiencing them first hand. This is when going on field trips
can benefit students while they are learning. One field trip was
recently taken by the first graders to the Lakeshore Museum.
On Tuesday, March fifth, the first
grade class got in some cars and drove to the Lakeshore Museum in
Muskegon. Here they got to experience different sound devices to
listen to each other when they were standing far away and many other
fun activities. One of these had a big wheel that they would spin and
the kids would dress a cutout man on the wall according to what
activity it landed on. For example, if it landed on basketball, they
would put a basketball jersey on him. This taught the kids how to
dress appropriately for different things they will do in the future.
Another thing they did was learn how to
take care of their bodies, and specifically their teeth. This
involved brushing properly for two minutes, seeing what would happen
if they did not take care of them, and learned what foods not to eat
to keep their teeth clean. Ryan said he felt guilty for eating candy
and other sugary foods after he saw what it does to his teeth. In
addition to taking care of their teeth, the kids were taught about
the food pyramid. One of the employees at the museum showed them how
much of each food group they should be eating every day on a giant
food pyramid on the wall. After that, the students went to make a
plate of fake food with the right amounts of everything on it based
on what they had just learned. These are a few of the things they
did.
All the students had a lot of fun at
the museum and learned many things about science. The trip was mixed
with exciting things that would keep the attention of the first
graders, yet taught them as well. This is a good balance to have and
as one first grader put it, “I learned a lot and had a little fun.”
- Megan Mitchell, Freshman
- Megan Mitchell, Freshman
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