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Phyllis Philipps of ihc U S Nalural Resources Coiwcnalion ScrMcc and ha molhcr. Josephine 

 Capulo. visiUng from California, laught students about ecosystems and illustrated bow each 

 one of us IS part of that system Students participalcd in charades including frogs, deer, and 

 insects while fomiing a web of yam woven from student lo student. As poniuns of ihc web 

 were cut away, students learned how ecosystems are dcslroycd as poftions of Ihc inlcrconncctod 

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4th GRADE 



OUTDOOR 



CLASSROOM 



0\er liSstudcnis from Hondcra ( ounI> alu-ndcd 

 the 4lh Grade Outdoor Classroom. Six 20-minutc 

 stations were set up near the creek lo teach Ihc 

 children about soils, plants, animals, and fish. 



At the archcoiog>' slauon. Dick Meier, a Conrad Junior High teacher, shared his collcclioi 

 Indian arUfacts. Dick demonstrated how Indians made arrowheads by taking a basalt rock 

 and breaking ofT pieces with a chunk of deer antler until it was razor sharp Differently si/ed 

 arrowheads had difTerent uses, and differently shaped rocks were used for different purposes. 

 like the thumbnail rock for cleaning animal hides 



Bill Hill ot the Montana Department of Fish. Wildlife and Parks (DFWP) gave the students 

 a book with pictures of different fish and asked them to idcnu fy plasuc fish Students compared 

 color, fins, and spots and looked up where the fish are found. Students learned thai fish arc 

 predators if they eat other fish 



Students ended the day with a scavenger hunt applying iheir new knowledge. Students 

 collected litter and illustrated bemg good land stewards Lilac trees and a treat bag were 

 handed out Pondera Count>' Conservation District thanks the participaung sch(H)K. teachers, 

 and chaperoncs. NRCS. DFWP. MSU Lutcnsion SeiMCc. Dick Meier. Fred Walker, Lanny 

 Walker, and Connie Hanson for organizing the classroom and John and Lcanne Haj-nes for 

 use of their land and the access gale. 



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