08 Oct 2011
On Thursday 2nd September 2010 Hill End Public School went to a Green Day Expo. We did lots of things.
First we went to a No-dig Garden site and helped to make our own. Then we saw the big machine rip apart the hay to make the garden.
The next class was Country Energy's class and we tried to make energy by pedalling on a bike. We also had a look at some of the wires that they used to transport energy under ground so not to hurt the trees. We got a little reading lamp and I clipped it on my hat.
We then went to a reptile class and looked at some snakes. William and I held a 2 metre long snake and it had white and black scales on the bottom and the top was black with some brown scales. There was also a man with a diamond python. When he came around to people, most of them went pale. While we were showing everybody how cool this snake was we also had to move to another circle of people to show them the snake we were holding. The children, who were already pale, went completely white.
After the kids had recovered from their pale condition we had lunch. We had a sausage sizzle in a bun and had a rest. After lunch we went into a tank and learnt about rubbish and recycling. We learnt that the average, 4 person family, produces nearly 3 000 tons of rubbish every year, enough to fill a 3 bedroom house.
Our last activity was going to was National Parks Ranger. We learn about gum trees and we played a game that involved picking up a leaf and studying it. Then we put the leaf in a bag and tried to find it again. I found my leaf easily because it had rough edges.
We then drove home in the bus. I think the best part of the day was holding the snake and getting the reading light.