NC Field Trip: Day 6

Dear Parents,

Tomorrow is Day 6 of the North Carolina field trip. This means that it will be the last day of the field trip activities (boo hoo). Tomorrow, we should have a great finale to the field trip. First, we will be going to the Pine Knolls Aquarium, which is located in Pine Knolls Shores, NC. After that, we will go to the MCAS Cherry Point Air Show, which is located in Havelock, NC.

We will leave in the morning and arrive to the Pine Knolls Aquarium first. The NC Aquarium at Pine Knolls Shores “takes you across the state on an aquatic journey from the mountains to the sea.” The aquarium has five galleries that depict the aquatic habitats and inhabitants of each major zone – Mountain, Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Tidal Waters and Ocean. On this trip, the students will get to learn the basics of the four fundamental areas of oceanography: physics, biology, chemistry and geology. Explore the many features of the earth’s ocean and its processes, while gaining a better understanding of the interconnectedness among humans, the ocean, weather, climate and natural resources. A live ocean animal may even make an appearance! We will get to see jellyfish, trout, sharks, and many other types of marine animals. If you have any more questions about this trip to the Pine Knolls Aquarium, feel free to ask me or click on this link for more information.

After we are done at the Pine Knolls Aquarium, we will go back on the bus and head to Havelock, NC for the MCAS Cherry Point Air Show. If we have time, we will get something to eat before we go there because we will be viewing the night show. This trip will be the ultimate experience in aerial entertainment. We will get to witness the stunning pyrotechnic displays, the thunderous afterburner flybys, the awesome jet powered rocket truck, and the graceful skydivers and gliders. I feel that this trip is necessary because of the fact that it should be a great time and it will be a good review of what we have learned about planes. I think that this will be the grand finale of our very fun field trip. If you have any more questions about this trip to the MCAS Cherry Point Air Show, feel free to ask me or click on this link for more information.