On April 24th School 29 second grade students and
their teachers attended a field trip to the Meadowlands Environmental Center in
Lyndhurst, NJ to learn about the amazing world of insects. 
The students learned about the life cycles and
characteristics of insects, the largest group of animals on earth. They studied the structure and function
of different kinds of insects. They
also learned about the important role that insects play in local habitats,
especially the vital wetlands habitat of the meadowlands.
The students participated in an “insect safari,” in which a
docent led them and their teachers through the wetlands habitat, collecting
live insects and “non-insects.”
As they walked, they saw other inhabitants of the meadowlands, including turtles and birds.
They brought these back to the lab, and examined them under magnification,
applying their knowledge to distinguish between the two groups.
The students engaged in several art-integrated activities that reinforced
the knowledge they had acquired.
They “built” life-size insects.
They learned a song about insect body parts, and sang it with the docent.
They created their own colorful insects, using paper, crayons, and pipecleaners.
This all-day field trip emphasized the learning of science through hands-on activities that included arts integration.
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