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The field trip to the Colonial town of Mumford was another chance for the seventh grade to get out and explore. Many of the students went on the trip, and looked forward to it as a chance to get to know everyone. On the trip the students learned many important things about colonial life. Many came back knowing how hard it was to make a wheel without modern machines. Even the chaperones had a good time testing the wheels’ durability by rolling them.
Every house in the village held a different lifestyle. In one house, the students found a blacksmith
pounding on metal with a hammer. In another, they found an old woman meticulously weaving ' abasket. In the courtyard, the students received the chance to do something called tin punching.
I The students would take a sheet of metal and punch holes into it to make a picture.
For the seventh grade, going on this trip introduced them to a different and unexplored part of American History. The knowledge learned from visiting this colonial town will aid in their future studies of American History.
By: John Gunerman
Part of making a wheel was testing its durability. Here, Mike Grunder tests the wheel’s durability by rolling it.
The valuable information learned from this actor will remain forever with the students.
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