Conner and I got to go on a GATE Science Field Trip to St. Mary's College on Wednesday. I got to drive about 5 kids and after getting stuck in traffic and getting there late, it was a great field trip!
We started off talking to one of the college counselors about colleges and graduate school programs, jobs, grades, etc. It was interesting to think about, but most of these 7th graders hadn't really thought about those things yet. It put it on their radar though!
Then, we went into a Chemistry class and the kids got to do a science experiment.
My group worked hard, but some of them had a hard time following directions.
They were able to get most of the things to work. It was fun to see them involved and working together!
After that rotation we went on a campus tour with a Sophomore science student from the college. He showed us around campus, answered questions and told us about the great things about St. Mary's.
Our last rotations was a Microbiology lab. The professor had 10 different stations set up around the room for the kids to look through the microscope and try to identify what family it came from and draw a picture.
There were some interesting things!
After that we went to lunch in the quad. They had an all you can eat BBQ lunch for the College Kids that the Middle School kids got to join in. We had a yummy lunch then met back up with the other groups for a final picture and then we headed back to school.
It was a great field trip and I was glad that I could go with Conner!
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