Field trip to the Fire Station Museum

As part of the unit on transportation, grade 1 students took a trip to the Fire Station Museum. Prior to visiting the museum, students learned about the function and purpose of service vehicles. The field trip helped to enhance their knowledge on the history of fire trucks, the importance of their development through time and the change they have brought within our communities. During their tour of the museum, students were able to see the time progression of how communities used to deal with fire prior to the creation of efficient transportation systems, as well as the development of fire trucks.
In the end, the students were given the opportunity to speak to firefighters and also to open up all the doors and compartments on the fire trucks and see what’s inside.