In May 2008, my fourth grade students at Reserve Elementary participated in a grant opportunity called "River of Words". This was a collaboration between several local organizations including The Arts Education Collaborative, the RiverQuest boat at the Carnegie Science Center, The Carnegie Museum of Art, and 3 Rivers Wet Weather. This project involved going on two field trips as well as creating poetry and a paddlefish sculpture project at our school. On our field trip to the RiverQuest Boat we ventured out onto the Ohio River and learned about our watershed and the health of our rivers while looking at indicator species, plankton, and turbidity. While at the museum we viewed the International Exhibit and wrote poetry about what we saw there while focusing on the micro/macro aspect of our experience.
Overall it was an amazing educational experience had by all. Many thanks to all those involved in making this grant and opportunity possible!!!
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