To culminate our Ecosystem Unit, our grade level went to the beautiful Brookgreen Gardens. The children were able to see a freshwater habitat by way of a pontoon boat guided by a volunteer. Many of my students had never been on a boat, so they were excited!
We managed to see populations of Cypress trees, old rice plantations, fiddler crabs, herons, and above all ALLIGATORS! Wow! There were some scary ones out their---thank goodness we were on a protective boat!
It's always fun to step out of the classroom and utilize what you have taught in a natural environment.
If you are ever near Georgetown, SC take a visit....it's worth it!
Sooo cool! That is my kind of field trip! We have 2 that are life science related...I have to prep my class by telling them they are field investigations...they think field trips are "free-for-alls!"
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I love meeting other teacher bloggers from SC. :) I just connected via Google Friend Connect to follow you. Your pics of the field trip are beautiful! You are right..."Nothin' could be finer..."
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So cool! We don't have any exciting places like that to visit around here. Very jealous!
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