My first Call to Action Day took place at Treasure Island Sailing Center in San Francisco. It was honestly different from what I expected it to be. My class and I helped guide a mixed class that consisted of 4th and 5th graders. They learned about positive and negative buoyancy, as well as being able to go out and sail themselves. The students were able to engage in a hands-on activity by using a piece of aluminum foil to make a boat. They tried to fit as many marbles as they could before it sank to the bottom. From the 5th grade class, two students, Jason and Aldo, were able to put 270 marbles into their aluminum foil boat before it sank. They had a strong sense of knowledge of what and how buoyancy worked. Although the day was eventful for the kids, it was unproductive for my class and I. I was not able to engage as much as I wanted to, because there was only so much I could do. I helped in ways that I could, by counting marbles with the students and encouraging them to keep trying and not give up. It was nice seeing the students enjoy the activities. Although I couldn't help out much, I enjoyed seeing the smiles on their faces.
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