SUMMER WORKSHOP - Session 3

     We had our third summer workshop session this past Saturday, June 10th.  Attending were: Patty Rosnick, Michelle Midkiff, Kimberly McGehee, and Tim Barzditis from Fredericksburg Academy, Karynn Henry Alexander and Cristina Mitchell from Fredericksburg City Schools, Amtulnoor Grosser from Garrisonville Elementary in Stafford, and Megan Laskowski from Courtland Elementary in Spotsylvania.  Several family members came along as well.  Lisa Lewis and George Meadows led the workshop.
       As with the previous workshops, teachers were able to work with the digital and stereo microscopes and the phone adapter for the stereo scope.  Folks also practiced nature journaling and we did a bit more work with tree bark/leaf rubbings.  We also had set up a drawing table and folks worked with insect model drawings and rubbings.
     We also visited the pond and examined water samples using magnifiers and stereo microscopes, including one scope/phone combination.  The gray kingsnake didn't appear but we did see a turtle.  A number of student journaling kits were also provided for the workshop participants.
     We also heard a number of good suggestions and ideas for notebooks and materials and I'll be doing a separate post listing some of those ideas.
     Amy Sanderson, a professional photographer provided a number of great photos, many of which appear below.

Digital microscope
Stereo microscopes with phone attached
Heading down to the pond
Pond
Work table set up by pond
Using a stereo microscope to examine pond life










Water boatman






Turtle in the pond







Working at the pond








Examining pond life











Nature Journaling - the turtle









Snakeskin from the pond area









Heron and Hawk
Working at the Drawing table

 












  

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  1. AnonymousJuly 27, 2021 at 9:00 AM

    The workshop was very helpful because we were given time to explore the new microscopes we were given. I felt much more comfortable after this session. We had time to talk as a group and helped each other with questions and ideas that truly made a difference. For example, teachers talked about what journal size is best for what ages, what kind of paper was the best for tree rubbings, and ideas of what we could do with the tree rubbings.

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