Onekama Fifth Graders attended Western Michigan old Engine Club Education Day

Yesterday the 5th grade went to Riverside Park for the Western Michigan old Engine Club Education Day. It was so much fun! the first thing that we did was we went to see the goats. They were so nice and I learned a lot about them. Three things I learned about them was, that they like to eat hay, there types of bedding is hay and the goats that I say were pygmy goats. I learned a lot more things to like about windmills, cook stoves, telephone pioneers and about a sewing machine too. Then I saw a electricity show it was so cool. We got to see them put a fishing pole on the electricity line it was so cool! I wish I can go again. ~Sara B.
 

Yesterday 5th Grade went to Riverside Park.

Three things I learned were:

1. Blacksmiths can make dinner bells
2. How to split wood in the
    pioneer days
3. How to pump water from a pump

I had a great time!!!! 
~Ben F.

 

Yesterday the 5th Grade went to Riverside Park. I learned that in the old in days they used stoves to heat up water and to store their water in the stoves. The used that water for food, cleaning laundry, washing dishes, and all sorts of things. But my favorite part of the trip was the Pigmy goats. We got to feed them oats. One of them kicked me and  I was laughing instead of crying. I had a very fun time.
 ~Moriah F.

Yesterday the 5th grade went to Riverside Park.

1. I learned what kind of gas the old engines used they used diesel.

2. I learned when you know when the apples are ready to be used for cider.

3. I learned how to use the old metal sharpeners.

~Kirk B.

I learned that people bake things and never waste any thing.

I also learned that phones were way different and harder.

And it was hard to clean and wash.

Our field trip was fun.
~Justice F.

Three things I learned at WESTERN MICHIGAN OLD ENGINE CLUB  are:  Windmills were used to get water. Silo cuter is to gather corn and farmers feed animals. And black smiths make tools for farmers and stamp logs.

~Kelton F.

Yesterday the 5th grade went on a field trip to Scottville.

I learned that people used wire to hold a bail of straw together.

Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.

When corn is dry it is ready to be ground.

~Katherine M.

Yesterday the 5th grade went on a field trip to Riverside Park Western Michigan old Engine Club Education Day. I learned to wash laundry. You have to warm the water and wash it by hand. Pigmy goats like pumpkins and eat hay. The last thing I learned that making apple cider is easy. You have to put the apples in the top. Then spin the handle to push down the apples. last you spin the other handle and apple cider comes out. That is what I learned at the Field Trip.
~Kirstin E.

This year the fourth went to Riverside Park Western Michigan Old Engine Club Education Day.  We went to the blacksmiths shop and learned what an anvil and a forge was used for and how to twist iron (metal).
~Hayden P.

At Scottvillle  i learned that u can make apple cider by crushing apples.

You haft to heat pieces of metal to 1500 degrees of heat to get the metal to turn red.

I also found how to make 2 by 4s.Thats what i learned at scottville.

~Mason

Yesterday the 5th grade went to Riverside Park for the Western Michigan Old Engine Club Education Day.

I was in a group with Sara and Katie. We learned alot like if you touch a power line it will damage your skin. My favorite part was the 2 pygmy goats they do not give you milk they are just pets. They were short, fat and fuzzy.

I HAD A BLAST!
Ajah F.

 

On Wensday we went on a field trip i learned a lot of cool things. one thing i learned was how to be a blacksmith. i learned how to use water pump and it was hard to use. i also learned how they maid a hay bill. the field trip was very fun. ~Jan C.

At the field trip we got to saw a piece of wood  and we went to the blacksmith. we went to corn muffles and we got some apple cider. than we went to set  and a bunch of bees came. ~Shane K.

I learned that a blacksmith is a persen that melts metal  and then I went to the old talephones  and I got to pump water.  then I went to see the engines like the chipper. It was a pretty good time.
~Andrew P.

Chaperones, if you have a few photos of this event that you would like to share, please send them to me beldridg@manistee.org and I'll put them on this page.  Thanks, Barb Eldridge

www.onekama.k12.mi.us