The Sixth Graders participated in Outdoor Ed day at Northbay Adventure Camp in North East, Maryland. Below are some snippets of activities that the girls were involved in from Language Arts to Science.
Ms. Fields (Language Arts): During their outdoor adventures, I asked the girls to jot down observations about the natural world around them in preparation for our first poetry unit, the study of Emily Dickinson and her writing style. Dickinson is best known for her light and witty verses about ordinary subjects from nature. For their first poems, students are creating their own Emily Dickinson stule poems to illustrate and present to the class. Our poetry unit will continue through April, and students will learn to identify and apply poetic sound devices and develop their creative writing skills.
Ms. Eby (Science): What a terrific trip we had to Northbay Adventure Camp! Although the weather was a little cold and rainy, it did not dampen the girls high spirits. Between hiking to a spectacular scenic overlook, navigating high and low ropes courses and swinging on the giant swing, we were so busy the time just flew by. While at Northbay, the girls practiced taking data and interpreting it just as a field biologist would, We learned how to test water quality, evaluating the overall health of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem by measuring the water's temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, phosphate, and nitrate levels. We also cataloged the variety of plant and animal species found in both a man-made and a natural wetland area.
