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Chassell school gets field trip: The kids had a blast while learning science

What better way for schools to celebrate spring than to let the kids outside and embrace nature through education? To make this happen a program coordinated by the Michigan Tech Center for Science & Environmental Outreac brings field trips to local schools.

�Now that it�s spring,� said Environmental Education Assistant, Zachary Osborn. �We�re going to focus on what changes happen during spring and what changes happen with animals.�

Chassell First Grade Teacher, Diane Esterline, said her kids couldn�t wait for Osborn to present. �All day long,� she said. �They were super excited just to get the chance to be out of the classroom, learn something new and do something different.�

The program is partially funded by the Wege-Kinship Foundation in Grand Rapids, MI, which aims to get kids outside learning about nature and taking care of the environment.

�We�re going to teach kids some new vocabulary,� said Osborn. �And practice using their observation skills to look for animal adaptations.�

Osborn said that it�s important for kids to realize how important nature is, and how they can take responsibility for caring for the environment.

�It is nice that each class is getting to do a different lesson,� said Esterline. �So they�re not all just learning the same thing. They can mingle at recess and talk about [what they did.]�

(Some of this story was provided by Jesse Wiederhold, WLUC TV6 reporter, Houghton Bureau.)

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