Strategic Air Command Museum and Wildlife Safari Fieldtrip On-line Journal

October 28, 2002

Piri

    I felt really excited about all the airplanes and helicopters I saw at the museum.  My favorite was the biggest one.  They dropped big bombs.  Some airplanes shot bullets.  I really like the cockpit where the kids could try out the dials and pretend to fly a plane.

Raul

    I felt really, really excited about the visit to the museum.  We saw airplanes and helicopters.  We played a scavenger hunt.  We learned about the president and we visited the library.  This field trip was important because we learned about the airplanes and the president.

Oscar

    When I was at the SAC Museum, I felt excellent.  We answered questions for a Scavenger Hunt.  We saw airplanes, two president's cars, a bomb shelter, an old TV. and we saw LOTS of airplanes!  We learned about airplanes and presidents at the library.  This was important because we learned about how our Air Force protects our country.

Jorge

    The field trip was so fantastic!  We went on an scavenger hunt.  We saw a lot of airplanes and a lot of rockets.  One of the bombs weighed 1000 pounds.  Some of the airplanes were fighters.  Some dropped bombs.  The Duck Airplane was as heavy as the BFG.  We learned that the schools used to hide from the bombs.  It was important because we sure learned a lot!

Kiaja

    Our field trip was cool and terrific.  We looked for math facts and facts about the airplanes and helicopters.  We answered questions on our scavenger hunt and learned about our country.  We saw bombs, airplanes, helicopters, torpedoes, and jets.  We found out how tall they were and how long their wingspan is.  We also learned about our presidents.  We saw three rockets.  At the safari, we saw gray wolves, black and brown bears, elks, white tailed deer, pelicans, and buffalos.

Romelia

    The field trip was exciting.  I was kind of nervous.  This was the second time I was there.  We had lunch  in Hangar B.  We had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.  The planes were so neat.  The bombs were really long.

Ruby

    I felt terrific to be in the museum.  We looked for answers to questions.  I saw a dead snake.  It was kind of creepy.  The airplanes we saw were cool.  Some of them were huge.  We went to a classroom that showed how kids used to get ready for a nuclear bomb.  We also saw a bomb shelter.  I learned that some of the airplanes dropped bombs and some of the airplanes carried fuel.  The teacher told us that there were 24 airplanes in Hangar B.  This field trip is important because maybe in fourth grade we will do an airplane report, and we will know a lot.

Eric

    At the museum I was excited because it had cool airplanes. We got to get on a fake airplane and we saw real airplanes.  We did a scavenger hunt.  We saw US Air Force planes.  We pushed buttons and nothing happened.  We learned stuff about airplanes, math facts, missiles, and jeeps.  This field trip was great!

(A Bear in a tree)

Chelsea

    I think the field trip was so exciting!  We went to the SAC museum.  We took a lot of pictures.  I saw a snake and bombs.  I learned that a long time ago the children would hide under their desks and cover their heads with their hands if a bomb was coming.  They had to put all of their books in their desks.  I think this field trip was important because we can learn about our country.

Shelby

    Our field trip was terrific.  We saw airplanes.  We learned about some presidents and lots of other neat stuff.  We also saw lots of cool animals like elk, white tail deer, and a lot more.  We also went on a hike.  I learned that the President's helicopter he rides in all the time is big.  I also learned that when the pioneers were around in Nebraska, they had no trees.  Another thing I learned is that gray wolves have maybe 46 teeth and one mouth. 

Angelo

    Our field trip to the SAC Air Museum was cool and stupendous.  I was excited when I first saw the airplanes.  We had to answer questions on the scavenger hunt.  We walked around the museum to get all of the questions right.  We saw fabulous airplanes and old jeeps and cars.  We learned that the missiles would be one to three thousand pounds.  I found out that children had to go under the desk to cover their heads.  Also they had to close their eyes in case they had a nuclear bomb or missile hit close to their school.  The museum mostly had planes used in World War II and Vietnam.  The field trip was important because we know what they used in war.