October 2011

The Living Planet Aquarium with 4th Graders

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 15:04

Hobble Creek Elementary 4th graders got a real treat on Tuesday, October 18.  The Living Planet Aquarium came and talked about different aspects of science.  Each 4th grade class was able to meet with the instructors individually.  The "Water Van", as we call it, comes each year with models of the water cycle and the uses of water.  These two models are awesome because they actually rain.  Water also moves through them to show how it creates electricity and waters our crops, to name just a few of the things that the models do.  The Aquarium also brings some of their living animals when they come to the school.  This year they brought a tiger salamander, garter snake and a toad.  This was a real learning experience for everyone in fourth grade!