Steve Kealy (Glendale CC golf course superintendent) talked about water quality issues and had the kids test their math skills by calculating the velocity and the amount of water flowing in Kelsey Creek. Larry Gilhuly ( USGA Agronomist) talked to the kids about golf and the environment, and then had them participate in a short putting contest. Laurie Deveraux ( City of Bellevue Stream Team Cooridinator) taught the students about the importance of macroinvertebrates (bugs) to fish, in a health stream environment. Moira Campbell ( Instructor from Nature Vision) showed the kids the five different types of salmon in the Northwest, and details of their life cycles. Kyle Young and Josh Cheney (Assistant Superintendents at Glendale CC) showed the kids how water moves through the soil, soil types used on golf courses, did a soil pH test and talked about the significance of the results. The event was also covered by a reporter from KOMO TV, and the story ran on the 4:00, 6:00, and 11:00 news. Here is a link to the TV video:
http://www.komonews.com/news/
After the learning labs were finished, the kids came into the clubhouse to warm up and eat their lunches before heading back to school. It was good learning experience for the kids, as they got to see some of the things in the real world that they had learned in the classroom.
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