Ashokan was educational because there was a birds of prey show, we went on a gorge hike, and we learned about blacksmithing. Ashokan was educational because we learned about blacksmithing. Every year the fifth and sixth grade go on a trip to a place called Ashokan. At Ashokan we do activities such as doing a ropes course or going on a gorge hike, and blacksmithing. Before our first activity at Ashokan they gave us a survey of how much we knew about blacksmithing. Most of the answers I didn’t know or had forgotten. We went into the blacksmith forge and we sat on wooden benches. Then the blacksmithing instructor showed us examples of what we could make. I made a heart shaped trivet. You could’ve also make a fire poker or a plant hanger. We learned things like what blacksmiths made in colonial times and what a fossil fuel was. It was also really fun making the trivet. We had to wear goggles and gloves and once in awhile the instructor would leave a piece of metal in the fire to long and it shot out sparks. When that happened it meant that the metal was starting to melt, but it was really cool. There was also a pump to let in oxygen and that made the fire bigger. After we did blacksmithing we took the same survey again but this time I knew all of the answers. Ashokan is educational because we learned about blacksmithing and how to blacksmith.

Me making my heart shaped trivet.

Me making my heart shaped trivet.