In the pandemic, field trips go virtual for Minnesota students
From schoolrooms or home, virtual excursions add a bright spot to kids' days.
December 23, 2020 — 9:20pm
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During their planetarium field trip, the third-graders from Castle Elementary School in Oakdale had plenty on their minds.
Is there any water on the moon? Which is the coldest planet, and the hottest one? What is a black hole? Would you freeze to death on Mars?
Kaitlin Ehret, the Bell Museum planetarium educator leading the field trip, smiled as the students peppered her with more questions — in the "chat" window of a Zoom call. One by one, she called on them in the way they've become accustomed to this year: by telling them she would unmute them so they could share their thoughts with the class.