Cal State Fullerton Arboretum

On February 10th, my block-mates and I went on a tour of the Fullerton Arboretum. The Arboretum is a botanical garden that represents every region in California, except the mountains. It is a beautiful and educational place to visit. My block leader, Barb, lead the tour. It was a great opportunity to observe how a field trip could be done here with my future students.

Inside the Arboretum there is not only the plants, but also a few species of wildlife. While we were there we saw a rabbit, butterflies, squirrels, turtles, ducks, and koi fish!

Before we finished our field trip we did a science activity about ground water. We learned in doing the experiment how pollution affects ground water, lakes, and the oceans. Inside our cups we created a slant with our rocks to represent a hillside. We poured in dyed blue water to create our lake. Next, we poured on some red dyed water to represent pollution. We watched the pollution trickle down into the ground water. We poured in some blue water to represent rain and watched the pollution mix in with the ground water and the lake. I would love to bring future students to the arboretum and do the ground water activity! It is an engaging and educational way to learn more about California regions!