{"id":9053,"date":"2022-05-14T11:55:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T16:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/?p=9053"},"modified":"2022-05-11T12:02:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T17:02:09","slug":"smith-elementary-fourth-graders-travel-to-austin-and-san-antonio-on-an-education-in-action-discover-texas-field-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/smith-elementary-fourth-graders-travel-to-austin-and-san-antonio-on-an-education-in-action-discover-texas-field-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Smith Elementary fourth graders travel to Austin and San Antonio on an Education in Action Discover Texas Field Trip\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"103\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/educationinaction.png\" alt=\"Education in Action\" class=\"wp-image-9055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/educationinaction.png 626w, https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/educationinaction-450x74.png 450w, https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/educationinaction-518x85.png 518w, https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/educationinaction-82x13.png 82w, https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/educationinaction-600x99.png 600w, https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/educationinaction-550x90.png 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/David-Smith-Elem.-Birdville-ISD-3.2.2022-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Education in Action\" class=\"wp-image-9054\" width=\"657\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/David-Smith-Elem.-Birdville-ISD-3.2.2022-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/David-Smith-Elem.-Birdville-ISD-3.2.2022-450x271.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/David-Smith-Elem.-Birdville-ISD-3.2.2022-768x462.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/David-Smith-Elem.-Birdville-ISD-3.2.2022-1536x924.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/David-Smith-Elem.-Birdville-ISD-3.2.2022-2048x1232.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/David-Smith-Elem.-Birdville-ISD-3.2.2022-760x457.jpeg 760w, https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/David-Smith-Elem.-Birdville-ISD-3.2.2022-518x312.jpeg 518w, https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/David-Smith-Elem.-Birdville-ISD-3.2.2022-82x49.jpeg 82w, https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/David-Smith-Elem.-Birdville-ISD-3.2.2022-600x361.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/David-Smith-Elem.-Birdville-ISD-3.2.2022-550x331.jpeg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Fourth graders from <strong>Birdville ISD&#8217;s David E. Smith Elementary<\/strong> traveled to Austin and San Antonio on an Education in Action Discover Texas Field Trip, <strong>Wednesday, March 2, 2022<\/strong>, to <em>experience<\/em> what they are learning in Texas History. Students visited the <strong>Texas State Capitol<\/strong>, <strong>The Alamo<\/strong>, and <strong>The Witte Museum<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the charter bus ride to Austin, students discussed why Texans are so proud of their unique heritage and participated in activities and games in preparation for their day. In Austin the students visited the Texas State Capitol where their legislators, <strong>The Honorable Kelly Hancock, State Senator, District 9 <\/strong>and <strong>The Honorable Stephanie Klick, State Representative, District 91<\/strong>, office. Students saw first-hand where Texas laws are made as they toured the State Capitol including the Senate and House of Representatives chambers. Students then traveled to San Antonio where they toured The Alamo, one of the most famous missions in the United States, and learned about the Battle of the Alamo&#8217;s role in the Texas Revolution. At the Witte Museum students experienced how the people of the lower Pecos region lived long ago through a variety of hands-on activities including creating rock art to simulate the narratives the people created on rock shelter walls, processing the lechugilla plant for its fiber, and using atlatls to &#8221;hunt&#8221; deer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>&#8221;Education in Action&#8217;s Discover Texas Field Trips are based on the understanding that the most effective way for students to learn is through experience,&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> stated <strong>Jennifer Pasteur,<\/strong> Education in Action&#8217;s Executive Director. <strong><em>&#8221;Student activities during Discover Texas Field Trips reinforce and supplement Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) learning objectives in fun and hands-on ways at significant Texas sites that bring the content to life.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fourth graders from Birdville ISD&#8217;s David E. 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