working at the 4h table

Our 4h Marine ecology group had been invited to set up an informational booth at the Vilano plastic bottle boat race which was held this afternoon. It was just my boys and one other senior 4h'er. She did all the presentation work and did a wonderful job! We brought a table and the sun umbrellas : ) 

It turned out to be a fun afternoon. 

All ready to begin! 

They had a lion fish on display to teach the children about this invasive species.

There was also a demonstration to guess how long your trash lasts before breaking down

 They had a styrofoam cup, plastic bottle, napkins, rope and a newspaper. The idea was to place those items on the years you think it will take to breakdown. They also had some alternatives to show that are better for our environment.

Here they are preparing their topics of discussion. 

putting their knowledge to the test. They did great!

So the boat race. It turned out to be very cool and lots of fun. The third graders in the area made these plastic bottle boats big enough for their teachers to sit in and race. Even though we were not involved in the race it was very exciting!

 Each team paraded their boat to the starting area

 The teachers paddled the boats out to the starting line

 The pirate shot off the starting gun shot

 and they were off

 this one one - she was booking it too

A very fun day and a great experience for the kids. I think a homeschool plastic bottle boat race may be in order!