I have a love hate relationship with field trips. Especially ones that include several hours ride on a bus to the destination. The Meteor Crater is a little over 2 hours one way, up north. That's a very LONG bus ride when on a bus with 50-60 5th graders! The girls kept busy with boyfriend games. You now those silly games where you say a number, letter, shape, etc. Then they use a key to change those numbers, letters, shapes, etc into names, places, and dates. Then they make a silly story about their future life. While the boys, played charades with each other's iPhones! While the way 5th graders occupy their time has changed a bit with technology... it's still similar to when we were their age. Once we arrived at the meteor crate, we began exploring the grounds. You could walk the rim and use the scopes to see into the center of the massive crater, explore the museum area, and watch a short video on how the crater was formed and where meteors come from. While the crater is just a hole in the ground, the kids did learn some fun things while on this field trip. That's all that matters when you drive 4 plus hours round trip for an hour field trip... right?!!!
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