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After our field trip didn't happen due to the weather, we had a surprise visitor to our room. Russ Apple, Supt. of the Pete Dye and some of his staff stopped by. Here he demonstrated how to put on the bee suit, and how to use the equipment they used to work with the bees! "The French Lick Resort created a sign to be posted on our plot of wildflowers! They even wanted us to sign the metal sign before they post it at our "Bee Wildflower Plot". They also brought each of us potted plants to plant at our own homes that they grew from seed in their greenhouse to help us remember the project and encourage the bees at our homes. Then it was time for us to share our design process solutions for bee issues we had identified. Each group addressed a different question they had. Our projects included designing on-line activities to teach others about how bees affect the economy, educating others about what is needed to maintain beehives, an on-line activity that educates others on chemicals to avoid that harm bees, and one on how to create a virtual bee environment to compare natural and artificial habitats for bees. A final group created a bee shower prototype to remove mites from bees as they enter the hive to prevent colony collapse disorder. The Pete Dye staff completed all of our activities to see what we have learned. they even said they learned some things from us! They filmed our projects for use in helping with their Audubon Project. Our field trip back to the Pete Dye Course to see the bees was rained out on May 11th. We rescheduled for the 18th, but due to continued weather problems and conflicts with other school events our trip had to be cancelled. Everyone from students, parents, the teacher, and the Pete Dye staff were all so disappointed. Everyone thought there would be know wrap-up to conclude the project. Stay tuned to see what happened next.
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