Fieldtrip - McCaw School of Mines

My fourth grade class and I took a fieldtrip to the McCaw School of Mines in Henderson, Nevada. Although the bus ride was exciting as ever for the students, the actual fieldtrip was even better! The students were taken on a tour around a model (but life-sized) mine. They got to wear hard hats and sort through different types of rocks. They even got the chance to mine for gold! REAL GOLD! (Just flakes, but it's still gold.) If you are in the Henderson area, I highly recommend this fieldtrip. The kids learn a lot, and they love it!