Many Cardinal students are exploring nature this fall with field trips to Holden Arboretum.
In fifth grade, students are participating in the Growing Students in Science program offered by the Arboretum. Prior to their visit to the arboretum, students participated in hands-on projects, created a terrarium, read a science fiction novel, and studied ecosystems.
While at Holden, students worked with decomposers, discovered the basics of growing plants, saw how photosynthesis affects plants, and learned which ecosystems are right for plants. “Our trip to Holden will prepare students for the next lessons in class,” says teacher Greg Cicero. “Students will take the information they learned here and in class and will now work to build Controlled Ecological Life Support Systems (CELSS) that will support six people and provide the basics for people to live on either Mars, the moon, or a space station.”
PHOTO: 5th grader Mason N., discovers a new friend at the Holden Arboretum during a recent field trip.
