Each Fall and Spring, I took my 4th graders into
the Great Outdoors for a day of hiking. This was an opportunity to integrate science
and social studies. We traveled to the
other side of the Mississippi River in Illinois, and hiked in the
wilds of Fall Creek Gorge. Besides having fun with science and math
in nature, we carried data sheets on clipboards and recorded visual,
sound, and touch observations, as well as measurements and sketches (no
tasting!). Part of the goal was to imagine what it might have been like to on the journey of Lewis and Clark.
