Field Trip To Otter Brook

       Last Thursday, May 8, block 1 and block 2 science classes went to Otter Brook Farm to observe a house. The point of the field trip was based off of our new unit about Heat Transfer. At the house there were 14 stations. Each station had a different activity for us to do whether it was using an infrared camera, little smoke machines, or just using our hands to find places where cold air was coming in. 

       While performing these activities, we had a packet with questions for each station that we had to answer. Some of them required us to come up with an opinion while others required basic math. The stations were outside, inside, on the main floor and in the upstairs. We would remain at our station until one of the adults told us to switch.

        Over all the field trip was not boring at all! When we got back to school this week, we took what we had learned and applied it to our most recent project; The Bottle Insulation Project.

This picture (credit to Bridget Grady) shows not only a crack in the foundation but also some sort of wire fencing that is allowing heat to escape and cold air to come in.