Field Trip - BRIMS/WKU

Friday the fourth graders took a science field trip to Barren River Imaginative Museum of Science and WKU. We all had so much fun!!

At BRIMS, the students watched several demonstrations and were then able to be set loose on their own to "play" with all of the science exhibits in the museum. This was my first trip to BRIMS, but I was very pleased! The man who presented was very knowledgeable, but still able to take it down to their level. He was entertaining and kept the kids' attention.

After BRIMS, we went to WKU to perform some more science experiments. The students made their own glue, which they then used to complete an organizer about physical and chemical change. Then, the highlight.... With the help of WKU student lab assistants, my fourth grade students dissected frogs!!! They handled it so well! I only had one student who absolutely did not want any part of it. A few were hesitant at first, but really got into it after they got started. Every two-three students were partnered with a WKU student who walked them through the dissection, but my students actually got to do a lot of the cutting and measuring themselves. They learned about body systems in a way that I could never teach them. It was awesome!

Big Red even stopped by!!

WKU Lady Toppers Game

Today every third-sixth grader in the County and City School District were invited to a Lady Toppers Basketball game. We're talking 6,000+ kids here!!

I'll admit - I wasn't exactly excited about the prospect of missing another entire day of instruction just to watch a basketball game - all of these snow days have really put us behind! I was also nervous about keeping up with all of my kids at Diddle Arena, especially since I knew there would be a big crowd as we found our seats, used the restroom, and even visited the concession stand.

But all of my worries were for nothing. The day was smooth sailing! Western did an amazing job getting us all in and out of there. The concession lines were a little long, but I guess there was not really much that could be done about that. None of my kids even asked me to use the bathroom! I think they were having too good of a time watching the Lady Toppers win and waving their complimentary red towels they received as they entered the arena. It was a great experience for my kids, especially the ones who do not usually get to attend things like this with their families.

I am going to take some of the stats from the game and integrate them into our Data Analysis unit. But honestly, even if I have to stretch to tie it to core content, I really think it was worth missing "instructional time" to see my kids have such a good time with each other. Photos were taken from my iPhone, so I apologize that they are not the highest quality.

Did any other readers go to the game?? Did your kids have as much fun as mine??