We had a fabulous time at our recent field trip to the Flywheel grounds. We learned so much about life in Northern Michigan in the past. People sure worked hard back then! But thankfully, they did have the technology of the flywheel to help make some jobs just a bit easier.
Some of the favorite stations we visited were the blacksmith, Miss Nancy and her Border Collies, the horses, and the museum. We also enjoyed the sawmill, the scale (our classes weighed around 2500 pounds each!), the veneer mill where we watched them make baskets, and corn grinding.
When we got back to school, we discussed the ways life has changed for people, and also the ways it has stayed the same.
Thank you to our chaperones who came with us, and thank you to the Flywheeler volunteers for making this day possible!
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| Liam sends the cob through the sheller. This machine will remove the kernels from the cob. |
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| Lizzy cranks the flywheel to grind the corn. (Sorry the picture is tilted...haven't figured out yet how to rotate. :) |
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| Sean helps place the veneer strips in the correct order to make the basket. |
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| Veronica gets weighed on the scale. |
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