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Our meeting was held at the Pickens County Museum of Art and History. I had never heard of this museum before and it has existed since 1975. The building was a jail from 1902 until 1975. The exhibits were fantastic and full of artifacts. I would definitely recommend people to go check out this museum.
After the museum, we met at Hagood Mill and had lunch. Carol Bozarth (with assistant, Talley) did a demo of Open Hearth Cooking. This was a fabulous demonstration! They made hoe cakes, apple pie, coffee, and even roasted the coffee beans - all over an open fire. After lunch and the demo, we had a nature hike led by Joe Townsend, naturalist with the Hagood Mill Field School.
Here is a list of things that we saw along the trail:
1. Black Walnut trees
4. Basswood - Bees made hives in this.
5. Holly
6. Lycopodium
7. Beech - with copper leaves
8. White Pine - look for pink lady slippers in this area around May
9. Rattlesnake plantain - area is full of Catesby Trillium in the spring
10. Hepatica - area has northern maidenhair fern, lady fern, hay scented fern in the spring
11. Cranefly orchid - purple leaves, won’t see bloom at leaves at the same time.
12. Ginger - area is rich with Indian Pink, blue star, bellwort in the spring
13. Daisy Fleabane
14. Foamflower
15. Black Cohosh
16. Pipsissewa
17. Oconee Bells
18. Silverbell - by the covered bridge, has striped bark
19. Sparkleberry
20. Dogwood -Named for Dag or Dague meaning skewer
21. Climbing Hydrangea - fragrant white blooms that are to see because they are usually at the tops of the trees trying to get the sun.
22. River Oats - or “fish on a pole”
At the end of the hike, some people chose to continue hiking with Joe across the road. We were the first group to be on this new trail that they are putting in. Here are the things we saw along the way:
1. Sassafras tree - 1st commodity of the new world, problem with propagating because birds love the seeds (near gas tank beside store)
3. Pink berries possibly beautyberry along fence of old house
4. Daffodils
5. Honey locust
6. Beehives
7. Hackberry
8. Shortleaf pine
It was a wonderful day and even though it was overcast and sometimes misty, it was a wonderful day to be outdoors! I can’t wait to visit this nature trail again in the spring!
Here are some interesting sites that I’ve found this week, thanks to my PLN. As a teacher, I feel we have to keep up to date concerning research in our field and current issues in the education system. I hope some of these inspire you, inform you, and even have you asking questions. Thank you for coming by and visiting!
Note: Each resource is labeled with a level and subject area to make it easier to use.
Levels: E: Elementary; M: Middle; H: High; G: General, all levels; SN: Special Needs; T: Teachers
Subject Areas: LA: Language Arts, English, Reading, Writing; M: Math; S: Science; Health; SS: Social Studies, Current Events; FA: Fine Arts; Music, Art, Drama; FL: Foreign Language; PE: Physical Ed; C: Career; A: All
Primaries and Caucuses - featured lesson; “Students will examine the caucus and primary systems of selecting delegates, Students will discuss the processes involved in the two systems, Students will determine the pros and cons for each system” (L: H, SA: SS)
Running for Office - “The political cartoons in this exhibit, drawn by renowned cartoonist Clifford K. Berryman, illustrate the campaign process from the candidate’s decision to run for office to the ultimate outcome of the election. Although many political procedures have changed, these cartoons show that the political process has remained remarkably consistent; Berryman’s cartoons from the early 20th century remain relevant today.” (L: H; SA: SS)
Vatican Museums – virtual online tour of the Vatican (L: M, H; SA: FA, SS)
JFK Library and Museum – Interactive exhibits (L: G; SA: SS)
NASA@Home and City - “Have you ever wondered how space impacts your daily life? Pick a starting point and see how space traces back to you.” (L: M, H; SA: LA, S,SS)
Original Image by Pat Hensley
