Fieldtrip to Ardenwood Farm
-- Aaron
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| Patterson House |
Ardenwood Farm is educational, fun, and historical. We did fun projects and a terrific scavenger hunt. The Patterson House was big. It is the symbol of Ardenwood Farm. I enjoyed the tour of Patterson House.
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| Rope Makin' |
The most exciting part of the trip was the fun projects. They were called Popcorn Poppin', Wool Carding, and Rope Makin'. In Popcorn Poppin', you take kernels from a popcorn corn with a metal tool. In Wool Carding, we get taught how to card wool. In Rope Makin', people have to work together to make a rope.
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| Needle work |
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| Snowshoe over 100 years old |
The Patterson House is the landmark of Ardenwood Farm, which 3 generations of Pattersons grew up and lived there. It has lots of rooms. Some of the rooms are the family room, smoking room, guest bedroom, and kid's room. The furniture and decorations are over 100 years old! But some of the items are newly added objects.
I enjoyed searching for the woodpecker. It was easy to hear but hard to see. But, it was worth the search. That was the first woodpecker I've ever seen! The train ride was cool. I found all the rest of the scavenger hunt items like raccoons and skunks. There was also tons of plants zooming out the window.
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| Ohlone Indian Village Site |
I have been to Ardenwood Farm before. Every time I go there, I learn something new. Today, I learned the history of Fremont and how 1800 rich farmers thrived. If I had a chance, I'd love to go there again. Will you come with me?
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| Kid's room |
