Second Grade Trip and Research

By Leyla S.

On Thursday, April 15 the second graders went on a field trip to the Field Museum. They saw a number of exhibits while there. Some of them included the mummies, gemstones, Evolving Planet, the T-Rex, Sue, meteorites, and mammoths. Hila, in 2H, said that she learned that amber collects many creatures other than bugs. She also learned that dinosaurs have very sharp teeth and are meat eaters. Suleyman said his favorite part was the gemstones because they were pretty and came in many sizes, shapes, and colors. His favorite gem was the Beryl gemstone and it was aquamarine.

Some second grade classes have also been doing dinosaur research in the library. Before they started their individual research the class did group research on a T-Rex. Kennedy said she learned that when a T-Rex’s eggs fell over, it put them standing back up. [An egg was an oval shape and it sat on the bigger, bottom part.] Desean thought that a T-Rex propped its eggs back up because it had really short arms and it wouldn’t be able to stand up if it was not already on its two feet. Madison told FYI that she learned the T-Rex’s teeth never stopped growing back when they fell out. After the class research the second graders started their own research on other dinosaurs. Jalen in 2M says he is learning about the iguanodon and what it eats. Aarushi is researching the brachiosaurus. She learned that it eats pine trees and other plants and lived in present day Colorado. The second graders had lots of fun on their field trip and are working hard on their research.