Baileyton Middle School Students Visit Paul E. Hayden Educational Wetland

More than 30 sixth grade students from Baileyton Middle School visited the Paul E. Hayden Educational Wetland on the Tusculum College campus in September for a morning of hands-on activities led by Middle Nolichucky Watershed Alliance educators and volunteers.

Students rotated through five half hour sessions learning about several different aspects of wetlands. Several activities were taken from Project WET Wonders of Wetlands curriculum and all activities align with state and national science standards. Students learned about different types of wetlands, plants and animals that thrive in wetlands, how to test the pH and Dissolved Oxygen of water, how to determine energy needs of wetland animals and were introduced to the concept of bioaccumulation.

Thanks goes to the Tennessee Division of Forestry for providing additional tents for the students. Two more school groups are scheduled to visit the wetland next Spring. If you are interested in having a group to the wetland, please contact the Middle Nolichucky Watershed Alliance at mnwa.tn@gmail.com.

Students learn about wetland functions