What a fantastic first day of B.E.E.S.! Students researched and discusses various aspects of Baltimore's Inner Harbor. One of the questions asked of them was "Based upon the evidence you have seen today, do you believe the harbor will be "swimmable" in 2020." The students answered varied but they were able to cite examples of what they had seen throughout the day to back up their prediction. We also looked for examples of "old" and "new" things in and around the harbor. We related this to our readings before we left which described the interstate that was to be built across the harbor in the late 60s early 70s. With that built, none of the new and old buildings would be there for us to enjoy! Just check out the view Josh and Molly are enjoying on top of Federal Hill for further evidence! Some of the research is below. Click on the link and scroll down to the bottom to see the rest of the pictures from today!
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On Friday we traveled down to the Sports Legends Museum next to Camden Yards. Our campers learned the history of the Orioles, Ravens, Colts and many other sports team both college and pro from the area. While we don't have as many World Series trophies as the Yankees, it was nice to see the ones we do have. Hopefully we have another one to add for next year! Many of our campers did not know that the Colts had once been a Baltimore team. The day before we watch the ESPN documentary, "The Band that Wouldn't Die" to give them some background. Next we walked over to the Babe Ruth Museum and learned about the life of the famous baseball player from Baltimore. After the tour we enjoyed a walk to the Inner Harbor and of course the fountains. While we did take a mile off of our walk by using the free and green Charm City Circulator, we still managed to walk 4 miles. That brings our total of 12.8 miles for the camp so far! We began today with another visit to the Jewish Museum of Maryland. We explored two exhibits there. "The Voices of Lombard" exhibit depicts a timeline of immigrants to the community in the early 20th century and how they integrated with the variety of ethnic groups already in the area. The "Zap, Bam, Pow" exhibit is an incredible display of comic book history including the first sketch of Superman. Many of the early comic book authors and illustrators were Jewish. Students conducted a scavenger hunt at both sites and even created their own villains and heros! If you have not been to the Jewish Museum of Maryland I highly recommend it. They have hosted us for years and I always look forward to our next tour there. We ended the day with lunch at the Inner Harbor Food Court and then outside to cool down in the fountains for a couple of hours. We walked a total of 4.2 miles today. Add that to yesterday's hike of 3.6 miles and we have marched a total of 7.8 miles in our first two days! For more pics go to the bottom of the page here. We had the opportunity to see Baltimore by speed boat today aboard the Seadog Cruises. Our guide told us lots of facts about Baltimore as we headed out towards open waters. Once we got a bit further our the speedboat portion began and we were getting splashed from all sides. We were able to see Fort McHenry, the Domino Sugar Building, lots of boats and much more! It was great seeing everyone again and meeting a few new faces. This morning our students took a pre-test and did some online research of all the places we will be visiting this week. Students also received a journal with a map of Baltimore in the back. Each day the students will be writing or sketching in their journals. We also have B.E.E.S. word wall with some "buzz words" of the week. Ask your children about words like rural, urban, dredge, botanic, and architecture. We will be revisiting these words each day in the classroom and on our trips! In addition we worked on our addition facts this morning and will be continuing to wokr on addition facts and story problems all week. Tomorrow we will be walking to the Inner Harbor so make sure to wear some sneakers and wear a swimsuit on underneath your clothes if you would like to enjoy the fountains. You can bring a lunch or purchase a lunch there. See everyone in the morning! |
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