On Tuesday, Sept. 23, the Huron AP Biology classes took a field trip to Parker Mill County Park on Geddes Road to learn about water quality in the Huron River. The field trip was organized by the Huron River Watershed Council, and students have been going on this field trip for around 10 years.
“It’s a great way to get students to go outside, get their hands dirty, get in the water, and get exposed to an environment that they may not usually encounter,” AP Biology teacher Martha Hale said. “It’s also a way for them to be educated about the community they live in.”
Students rotated between three different stations, all connected to examining the quality of the water. One involved them wading into the water to measure the depth and strength.
“Getting in the stream was fun,” senior Quin Lemon said. “I feel like this field trip was very educational.”
Students enjoyed getting to learn outside of the classroom.
“I like to go outside and to parks, but I don’t ever really learn about them,” junior Ahmad El Yaman said. “So I thought this was really cool.”
Hale loved seeing students learn in new ways.
“My joy out of the field trip is watching students being able to get out of their comfort zone and realize, ‘Oh, this isn’t so bad after all,’” she said. “If they’ve done that, I feel like it’s a success.”
