Franklin ecology class visits Virginia Living Museum
Published 6:10 pm Wednesday, August 4, 2021
From left, Franklin High School students Montrell Kelly-Edwards, LaKirt Barnes and Anthony White study the Apollo Command Module at the Virginia Living Museum. (Photo submitted by Franklin High School)
Franklin High School ecology students engage in hands-on learning at Deer Park Lake. (Photo submitted by Franklin High School)
Anthony White, of Franklin High School, enjoys the hands-on learning experience that he and the rest of the school’s ecology class took part in July 1. (Photo submitted by Franklin High School)
Franklin High School students seek to catch macroinvertebrates with dip nets. (Photo submitted by Franklin High School)
From background to foreground, Franklin High School students Serenidi Watkins, Trinity Everette and Latasha Douglas investigate Deer Park Lake during an outdoor laboratory experience. (Photo submitted by Franklin High School)
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The Franklin High School ecology class went to the Virginia Living Museum on July 1, giving students the opportunity to explore the museum’s exhibits, including its new Jurassic Giants exhibit on dinosaurs from the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
A school news release added that students also had the opportunity to view many different species of plants and animals commonly found within Virginia, including aquatic organisms from the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
To conclude the day, students participated in an outdoor laboratory experience to learn more about freshwater ecosystems. Students were able to get hands-on experience by making observations about Deer Park Lake, analyzing — with microscopes — plankton samples that were taken from the lake, performing water quality tests and catching macroinvertebrates with dip nets.
The students were excited about the opportunity to go outside of the classroom for the day and get real hands-on experience with some of the material they were learning about.
