Last year the 5th grade students constructed a "Peace Canoe" with parent volunteer David Fawley on the Science Terrace. Yesterday we mangaged to haul it down 3 flights of stairs! Over the next few months our current 5th grade students will be painting it as part of our Star Spangled Banner National Trail community service project. We will even be able to launch it on the water!
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Today we kicked off our research for the Star Spangled Banner Trail with Ranger Vince from Ft. McHenry. Students got a tour of what happened right here in Patterson Park during the Battle of Baltimore in September of 1814. Some students read passages out loud depicting the scene on top of Hampstead Hill and they all identified important locations on the map. The historical marker will be unveiled this Spring. Stay tuned for more information! What a fantastic day out on the Patapsco River! It is hard to name all the activites the students took part in! They tested the water's turbidity, salinity, and oxygen levels and recorded their findings. The observed and recorded the various wildlife we saw AND touched. They also just enjoyed a beautiful day out on the water. Ask you children what they learned today aboard the Snow Goose! We will be going back out on the Snow Goose in the Spring to compare and contrast the water quality and wildlife from today. We had quite an exciting trip to Ft. McHenry last Friday. Not only did we tour the Visitor's Center and the Fort itself, but we also got to take part in the flag activity. Many of our students had lots of prior knowledge of the Battle of Baltimore and the flag itself because of the Flag House tour they went on a few years ago. After lunch we observed the last remaining salt marsh in the entire harbor. We collected a water sample from there and plan on comparing the brackish water of the Patapsco River to the fresh water we collected at the Boat Lake today in Patterson Park! For more photos scroll down here. |
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This blog is dedicated to the fifth grade at Patterson Park Public Charter School in Baltimore, MD. Our hope is that this blog will keep students, parents, and anyone else interested up to date with all that we have going on during the school year. Let us know what you think! Archives
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