First Classroom Visits!

This week I got to make my first trips out into the public as a member of the FLC/AmeriCorps team. It has been super fun! My first day out was teaching a lesson about composting and worms to 2nd graders at Ustick Elementary School. The kids were all energetic and willing to help and answer questions. I quizzed them on what they learned about worms and I think the overwhelming response was that worms poop dirt and cows don't grow on trees. It was great to quiz them on what can and cannot be composted and to see how quickly they picked it up.

Snow school leaders at Bogus Basin, 2012.

The second school I visited was Grace Jordan Elementary where we gave the Bogus Basin Snow School pre-lesson. We covered winter adaptations including hibernation, migration, and acclimation. We demonstrated how a bear fattens up for winter by layering a dozen coats on some of the kids. It was pretty fun and a good way to visualize what a bear goes through to get ready for winter. We quizzed the kids on adaptations by giving them pictures of animals and asking them to sort themselves into different adaptation schemes.