Student Kyle Nowicki leads a student in the activity during the field days.
Faculty from the Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences assisted with an activity at the Chautauqua County 4H Conservation Field Days.
Associate Professor Thomas Hegna, Emeritus Lecturer Kim Weborg-Benson, and students Kyle Nowicki and Sam Post participated in the event on May 20 and 21, which included nearly 500 fifth graders from across Chautauqua County.
The Fredonia contingent ran one of over 20 activities at the field days. The activity taught students about mineral identification and mineral properties. Participants became molecules and their arms became atomic bonds. Then, the instructors showed what happened when the different kinds of bonds were broken.
The field days were supported by the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County and held at the Lake Chautauqua Lutheran Center.
