In one of the groups, students were testing to see if acids help, or if they slow down the stages of decomposition.

At the seed-dissection station, students were working with two types of seeds – a monocot and a dicot. We were able to test other material to determine what part of the seed was dyed by the iodine and what its function was. These materials included items like bread, shortening, butter, turkey and cottage cheese.

At the factorial station, students were asked to build a three-dimensional shape such as a cube, triangle, rectangle or a pentagon. We were given marshmallows and toothpicks to create these shapes. This was our favorite station.

After the stations, we were able to tour Jones farm, and we saw many extraordinary things. The farm had a variety of different pumpkins ready for Halloween, as well as different types of animals to see and visit.

We want to thank the Jones family for allowing us to visit its farm, as well as the School to Farm program for arranging this field trip for our class. The activities were brought to us by the Durango Discovery Museum. Thank you for providing fun and exciting activities for us.

Alex Carmichael and Mattison Dominquez

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