APES class takes a field trip
October 12, 2017
The AP Environmental Science classes took a educational field trip to the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, last month.
Currently the APES class is learning about different animal species and their adaptations, as well as how to measure populations of animals in the wild.
The reason the APES teachers Julie Hahm, chose the location for the field trip because it showed students the adaptions that the animals at International Crane Foundation had taken.
“We are talking about adaptations that different animals have as well as biodiversity. We also talk about how to measure populations of animals in the wild,” Hahm said.
Many new facts about the animals who live at the International Crane Foundation were presented to the APES students.
“We looked at cranes and learned how they live in nature, It was very fun to see all the different kinds of species. I learned all about how cranes need wetlands to live,” Mitchell Fischer said.
Overall APES students came back with new information from the field trip, that they can add to their studies.
“Only 2 species of crane live in the United States so there were 13 that they have never seen,” Hahm said. “Additionally, each student came away with awareness about the adaptations that cranes have, the threats to cranes and the impact both positive and negative that humans can have. ”