Audrey Metrou Sarah Mejia Aneta Biegun

  Starved Rock is located in Utica, Illinois Starved Rock State Park 2,630 Park Acres 13 Miles of Hiking Trails 18 Canyons *Waterfalls are active in the spring or after a heavy rain

  Students will collect data and samples for examinations and investigation  Students will explore natural surroundings  Students will learn to make connections with nature  Students will be exposed to the history of the prior natives of the area  Students will have the opportunity to hike trails and walk the trails of Starved Rock  Students will recognize wildlife and other features

 Expense of the Trip Two Buses 110 miles × 2 = 220 Miles round trip × 96 ₵ per mile = $ × 2 = 8.5 hours total × = + $ Total: $ > Round to $522 $522 ÷ 12 = $4.35 or $5 per student $5 × 120 students = $600 - $522 = $78 left over

Teachers and chaperones will need a permanent marker to collect and label students names on sample baggies. There are 12 Chaperones. One chaperon is responsible for every ten students. There will be a total of 120 students. There are two groups of every color, but that does not mean groups A and B of the same color have to stay together. Students in group A must stay with group A, and students with group B must stay with group B. Students will only be allowed to bring the following items on the bus: Notebook Pencils & erasers Colored pencils/crayons NO MARKERS Five snack baggies per student for holding samples (handed out at the site)

 8:00 A.M.We will leave Farragut Elementary School 9:00 A.M.We will arrive at Starved Rock State Park! 9:00- 9:15 A.M.There will be a group gathering. At this time the chaperones are handing out baggies and going over group itinerary. Times: Groups: 9:15- 9:45 Rubbings Yellow A & B Blue A & B 9:45- 10:15 Sample Green A & B Purple A & B 10:15- 10:45 Draw/ Write Orange A & B Red A & B 10:45- 11:15 LUNCH ALL GROUPS 11:15- 11:45 Rubbings Yellow A & B Blue A & B 11:45- 12:15 Sample Green A & B Purple A & B 12:15- 12:45 Draw/ Write Orange A & B Red A & B 12:45- 1:00 Get ready to go. Bathroom breaks and on the bus. ALL GROUPS 2:00- Arrive back at Farragut Student Itinerary

Drawing 1Drawing 2 Description ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ Description ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ Materials/Technology needed: -Rubbings -Microscopes -Samples -Worksheet State Goal 11: Understand the processes of scientific inquiry and technological design to investigate questions, conduct experiments and solve problems. Standard A: Know and apply the concepts, principles and processes of scientific inquiry. 11.A.1f: Compare observations of individual and group results. Procedures: 1. The students will discuss the field trip in a class discussion. The students will tell the class about interesting observations they may have had. 2. The students will pair with a shoulder partner to observe the samples under a microscope. 3. The students will choose two samples to draw and describe. On the worksheet the students will draw what they see under the microscope. The students will also describe their observations with the microscope. 4. The students will each take a turn sharing what they have discovered with the microscope. The students will also show the rubbings they have to the class.

Trees White Oak Swamp White Bur Oak Pin Oak Northern Red Oak Pecan Prairie Plants Aster, New England Bee balm Big Bluestem Black-eyed Susan Blazing Star Coreopsis Compass Plant Shagbark Hickory Mockernut Hickory Black Walnut Wild Black Cherry Hackberry Drooping Coneflower Goldenrod, tall Ironweed, prairie Little Bluestem Master, rattlesnake Prairie Smoke Purple Coneflower

Eastern Worm snake Scarlet snake Kirtland's Snake Eastern Racer Ring-necked Snake Great Plains Rat snake Gray Rat snake Western Fox snake Mud snake Western Hog-nosed Snake Eastern Hog-nosed Snake Prairie King snake Common King snake Milk Snake Coach whip Mississippi Green Water snake Plain-bellied Water snake Southern Water snake Diamondback Water snake Northern Water snake Rough Green snake Smooth Green snake Gopher snake Graham's Crayfish Snake Queen Snake Dekay's Brown snake Red-bellied Snake Flat-headed Snake Western Ribbon snake Plains Garter snake Eastern Ribbon snake Common Garter snake Lined Snake Eastern Smooth Earth snake Copperhead Cottonmouth Timber Rattlesnake Massasauga

White Crappie Black Crappie Bluegill Green Sunfish Warmouth White Bass Yellow Bass Largemouth Bass Paddlefish Smallmouth Bass Sauger Walleye Freshwater Drum Channel Catfish Black Bullhead Yellow Bullhead Brown Bullhead Carp

Bald Eagle. heron, bittern Duck Goose swan hawk, eagle pheasant turkey owl pigeon cuckoo nighthawk hummingbird kingfisher woodpecker flycatcher

White Tailed Deer Raccoon Weasel Red Bar Badger Red Fox Beaver River Otter Cottontail Rabbit Striped Skunk Coyote Weasel Eastern Chipmunk White tailed deer Fox Squirrel Gopher Mink Muskrat Opossum

History: 16.E.2a (US) Identify environmental factors that drew settlers to the state and region. 16.C.1a (US) Describe how Native American people in Illinois engaged in economic activities with other tribes and traders in the region prior to the Black Hawk War. Science: 11.A.2b Collect data for investigations using scientific process skills including observing, estimating and measuring. 11.A.2d Use data to produce reasonable explanations. 11.A.1f Compare observations of individual and group results. 12.E.1a Identify components and describe diverse features of the Earth’s land, water and atmospheric systems. Visual Arts: 26.A.2f Visual Arts: Understand the artistic processes of printmaking, weaving, photography and sculpture. P.E.: 20.A.1b Engage in sustained physical activity that causes increased heart rate, muscle strength and range of movement.