Earth Day makes learning about the environment fun

Earth Day is a day that Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin founded back in the '60s and '70s to help the people of the United States to be aware of our environment. For this year's Earth Day, I went on a field trip from school to the Capitol for the 2008 Earth Day at the Capitol Event.

Each tent at the old Capitol was a different station that had something to do with the environment and/or Earth Day.

First, you were supposed to go to the main tent where they gave you Green Bags that you could take home and take with you when you go shopping so you don't have to use polluting plastic or paper bags. They also gave you a sheet of paper that had nine questions on it that you could find the answers to at different stations.

When you found the station, they gave you a sticker to put on your sheet after you answered the question. Because there were nine stations, each sticker was one-ninth of a paper, so when you put each sticker on, it was like a jigsaw puzzle, and you'd have one big puzzle. Then you'd turn it in, and they would give you a flower for your class or family (I guess.)

Throughout all the stations, there were a lot of things we learned about including ultraviolet lights, recycling, and springs and groundwater.

The 2008 Earth Day at the Capitol was really fun, and I hope to go again.