Students had the opportunity to look at a damselfly.
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The students learned about bat ecology, wetlands and animal adaptations
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Gray sheets were used for a bat activity simulation. Students dressed as three different kinds of bats - the micro bat, the fruit bat and the vampire bat.
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Konnor Brown shows how sheets enabled students to mimic the bat wing action.
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Sixty-four students and their teachers from Stoneville Elementary School attended a day-long field trip to Haw River State Park's Summit Environmental Education Center.
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The children also got to enjoy a hot lunch in the environmental education center's cafeteria.
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More than two months after their field trip to Haw River State Park, Stoneville Elementary students are still talking about it.
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Haw River State Park's Summit Environmental Education Center provides curriculum-based learning experiences for all grades, as well as home schools and other groups.
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STONEVILLE — It’s been more than two months since 64 students and teachers from Stoneville Elementary School participated in a day-long field trip to Haw River State Park, and teacher Kim Meeks said students are still talking about the experience.
Gray sheets were used for a bat activity simulation. Students dressed as three different kinds of bats - the micro bat, the fruit bat and the vampire bat.
Sixty-four students and their teachers from Stoneville Elementary School attended a day-long field trip to Haw River State Park's Summit Environmental Education Center.
Haw River State Park's Summit Environmental Education Center provides curriculum-based learning experiences for all grades, as well as home schools and other groups.
Courtesy of North Carolina State Park Partners Foundation
