The Legacy of John Muir October 26, 2008
Posted by smacniven in : 2008-09 , trackbackAll primary 5 classes are visiting the birthplace of John Muir in Dunbar as part of their Environmental Studies topic and their work towards achieving the John Muir Award.
He was ahead of his time in raising important issues of conservation and the chidren will be sharing what these are and how they found the visit
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I think it was realy cool when you got to play with the belt.I found lots of infomation when we were at the birth place like he had 7 brothers and sisters.
I liked the chair which made noises! Some of them were really funny! I enjoyed the timelines a lot as well.
think it was very intresting when you were sitting in the seat
I thought that the Gildroy family song was quite intresting.John Muirs mother wrote the song and thats what made me think that it was intresting.I learned alot when I was at the John Muir birth place and I hope I will go again sometime.
John muirs birthplace was very cool and i learned lots of interesting facts like john muir had seven siblings. It was also very fun.
The most interesting fact I found in John Muir’s birth place is that John worked at a fruit ranch to make money and he made $100,000.
I found out a lot of facts that I didn’t know.
The chair made me laugh!
I really enjoyed the visit and favourite part was the time lines because one was about what John Muir did and one was about what happened when he died.
i realy liked the birthplace and learned loads about john muirs life including he lived in dunbar from1841-1849.
i liked the chair when it was making lots of funny noises! The whip was good too when i got whipped.
I found the John Muir visit really intresting.One of the intresting facts that I found out about is that John Muir kept a diary.I also found out that John Muir was an amazing.The timelines were really good.I would defenitly recommend it to all people willing to learn about John Muir.
i thought it was very intresting
When 5c went to the John muir birth place there was a chair that made funny noises when you sat on it and we found out lots of intresting info!
i really enjoyed going to john muir’s birth place and he is so popular and a very speacial person to every on
I liked the chair because it made different noises.
The most interesting fact that I found was John had 7 brothers and sisters.
Wen we went to the John Muir Birth place it was realy fun and intresting because there were computers.One of my favourite facts is when Johns father died and the year after Johns second daughter was born.
I liked the penny thet johns father gave him.I fond lots of intresting things like he had two daughters.
Today we went to John Muirs Birthplace. It was very interesting and i learned lots of things about john muir. Some of the things i learned was:
John Muir had 2 daughters, called Helen and Wanda.
He had 2 brothers and 5 sisters.
He lived in Dunbar from 1841-1849.
He went to America on a ship.
I really enjoyed the chair because it made all the noises of his inventions.
I would recommend people to visit John Muirs Birthplace on Dunbar High Street as its a good learning day out, i would like to go back again.
Today I learned that John Muir saved natural places in the world. He also built lots of inventions in Winsconsin in America. John Muir was a family man. When he was young he was very adventurous.
Today we went to John Muir birthplace.I learned all the names of Johns family.They were called David Muir,Annie Muir,Margaret Muir,Daniel Muir,Sarah Muir,Mary Muir and Joanna Muir. I also learned that
he tried to stop people from chopping trees down and people still do that today.He invented clocks,thermometers and a bizare early rising machine. He travelled Alaska with his dog Stickeen but he could not keep it so he got another dog and called it Stickeen. His family loved animals they had loads.
WHAT I FOUND OUT ABOUT JOHN MUIR WHEN WE WENT TO JOHN MUIR`S BIRTH PLACE:
He was born in 1838.
He lived in Dumbar.
He lived next door to John Muir`s Birthplace.
Water still had to be fetched from wells when he was young.
He married a lady called Louise.
He tried to save Hetch Hetchy and Yosemite.
The first time he came back to Dunbar was1893.
He had three dogs called Stickeen.(At diffrent times!)
A file slipped and John was temporely blinded.
Died 1914 due to a virus.
Two of his inventions are: the Clockwork Desk(a desk with clockwork) and the Loafers chair. (Has a gun under the chair.Good for lazy people!)
Some of John`s words (after the file slipped and gave up inventing.): “I care to live only to entice people to look at nature`s loveliness.)
I REALLY ENJOYED THE TRIP!
My visit to John Muir birth place!
1.The first thing i learned was in later life contact with his father became strained but he still had contact with other members of the family.
2.The second thing i learned was that he lived in the house next door to the birth place from 1841-1849 so about 8 years.
3.The third thing was in 1906 John Muir was upset because his wife dies.
4. The last thing is that John Muir dies himself on Christmas eve 1914 with pneumonia.
We went to see John Muirs
Birthplace. 1John Muirs wife died in 1906.2 John Muir lived in Dunbar for 9 years.3 His grandfather taught him to read.4John Muir had two brothers and five sisters. I really enjoyed the visit.
Thursday 30th of October class 5A caught a coach to Dunbar. we went to John muir birthplace.I learnd loads of fab facts about him. Today I only did 4 facts, I had so many I could only do 4.(I chose the best ones) Well here my facts:
1.John had 7 brothers & sisters!!.
2. John learnd too read when he was 3!
3.Meets louie strentzel, then marries her!
4.temparily blinded in a accident!
4 THINGS I LEARNED AT JOHN MIUR BIRTH PLACE
1.John Miur was a fan of Robort Burns the poet.
2.One of John Miurs inventions was a chiar and when you sat on it it made a noise.
3.John Miur lived in his second house since 1841 till 1849.
4.After John Miur died people still remembered him followed in his foot steps.
Me and my class visit john muir birthplace.I learn some staff like john was the third som of his family and he inventid a loafer’s chair and that john lived in Dunbar from 1841 to 1849 . And he visit alaska with his dog stickeen. I loved the visit to john muir birthplace.
Me and my class visit john muir birthplace.I learn some staff like john was the third son of his family and he inventid a loafer’s chair and that john lived in Dunbar from 1841 to 1849 . And he visit alaska with his dog stickeen. I loved the visit to john muir birthplace.
My class went John Muirs Birth Place today and I learnt that
1In 1885 father Daniel Muir and John’s wife In1906 died John realy did not like the fact tat this happened
2.John had poridge for breakfast but only if he was lucky he had milk with porridge.
3.The maide had to shout to wake John up there was no alam clocks.
4.John took a journal every where he went and a pen that you dip into ink he wrote every thing in a journal.
I realy liked the vist!
here are four things I learend at John Muirs birth place
1. John lived from 1838-1914
2. One of his favourite games was whacking each other with sea weed
3. He travelled all over the world
4. No logging was one of the things he was trying to introduce
THINGS I LEARNED AT JOHN MUIR BIRTH PLACE
1.He lived next door to John Muir birth place.
2.John had 2 brothers and 5 sisters.
3.John learned how to read when he was 3.
4.Temparily blinded in a accident.
5.John lived in Dunbar from 1841 to 1849.
6.John dies from a virus.
I REALLY ENJOYED JOHN MUIR BIRTH PLACE.
The john muir birthplace was fun i learnt lots of things like he lived in dumbar from 1841 to 1849 and his wief died in 1906,had two brothers and seven sisters john muirs best pen was an egels fether so he could write in his gernle and if he was bad he got hit by the belt the other thing i learnt about john was that he loved to save nature. John muir walked five thousend milles to the gulf of mexico. He died on christmas eve.
john muirs birthplace i liked the noise chair becouse it mad funney noises johns wief died in 1906john muir had two brotheras and seven sisters
5A’S GO’S TO JOHN MUIR BIRTHPLACE
Robbie 5A
Today me and my class went to John Muir birth place.We got the bus up to Dumbar.We went in to a little room which had on the walls maps and pictures.When we were there we got split into 3 groups I was in group 3.we all learned lots of things and for homework we have to put 4 thing that we did not know.There was a lot of things to learn about John Muirs life like his family,his inventions and his death.Here are my 4 things hope you don’t know them.John Muir was the 3rd youngest of 8 children in the Muir family.When his mum and dad were old he had dreams about thier death so he speant thier last days with them.Do you know when he died? (Chirtmas Eve 1914) When he married Louie Strentzel Muir they had two babys called Wanda and Helen Muir. Do you know what his dog was called?(stickeen)
WE ALL ENJOYED THE TRIP!
The whole of P5A went to John Muir’s Birth place
I am going to tell you four facs about it.
1.His parents were called Daniel & Ann Girlye Muir.
2.John Muir came from a large family he had 2 brothers & 5 sisters.
3. His grandfather taught him to read by the time he was 3 years old.
4.He died when he was 76 on Christmas eve 1914.
The Birth place was BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4 things I learned about John Muir
1. In 1893 as a part of a European tour, he finally made it back to DUNBAR.
2. John Muir had 7 brother’s and sister’s. He had 2 brother’s, (DAVID & DANIEL) and 5 sister’s, (Annie, Margret, Sarah, Mary, Joanna.)
3. After reaching the Florida coast, John was struck down with malaria.
4. In 2003 John Muir’s Birthplace was opened.
I loved the trip to John Muirs Birthplace.These are a few things I learned.
1.John Muirs wife died in 1906
2.He had 2 brothers and five sisters
3.When they ran they sucked raw eggs so they don’t get stitches
4.He died when he was 76
I liked the chair when it made lots of diffrent noises.John Muir had a gun to scare people who came.The birth place was not alouod to have a gun!
today was fun but my favorite thing was the book about him and his dog Stickeen .It was exciting.
I learned that to stop sticking he used to suck raw eggs.I also learned that he got blinded at work.he tried to save many valleys too.
Class 5a John Muir visit
What we learned
*He explored Wisconsin each Sunday for a few hours.
*He was blind in his right eye.
*John learned how to read when he was three.
*He had two brothes and five sisters.
THINGS WE LEARNED
AT JOHN MUIR’S BIRTH PLACE
1.John HAD A BIG FAMILY OF 5 SISTERS AND 2 BROTHERS.
2. He WALKED 1000 miles to the Gulf of Mexico hoping to sail to South America to watch nature.
3. He was blined in his right eye when one of his inventions sprang out on him.
4. His Grandad taught him to read at the age of 3 when John was sent to school.
class 5a went to John muirs birth place
we learned that
.He had 7 brother and sisters
.He made a chair made noses
.He lived in dunbur since 1941
.He died on chismas eve
THE JOHN MUIR VISIT
Today we went to John Muir birth place in Dunbar. When we got there we were split into three groups. We all went to a different level because there were three floors in the house.
Dunbar was famous for fishing and farming. His father Daniel Muir was very religious and strict to him and his 7 brothers and sisters.
I learned that John lived next door from 1841-1849 and that they use to suck raw eggs before they went running in the fields to stop them getting stitches.His right eye was blinded after an accident while working on an invention.After that he promised to give up inventions for ever. His eye did get better in the end.
my 4 fav things I lernt at John Muir
1.John Muir had 7 brothers and sisters.
2.John got the whip at school whenever he was bad.
3.his father was also in the army in 1820.
4.John’s favourite saying was’The mountains are calling me and I must go.
John Muir Visit;
John was born on 21st April 1838 and had seven brothers and sisters.
In around 1850 he became an inventor and got up at 1am to read and build his inventions.
He visited Alaska with his dog Stickeen.
In 1894, he wrote a book about The mountains of California.
I really enjoyed my visit yesterday (and had fun on the bus there and back.)
on thursday p5a went to John muir birth place there was three floors
1. John had 7 brothers and sisters
2.He got malaria.
3.He walked 1000 miles.
4.He died ion 1914 on christmas eve.
I liked whipping the belt that the teachers used to use. It was awesome. I found out that he lived in Dunbar from 1841 to 1849.
John Muir’s Birthplace sounds really interesting P5. I think I will have to visit.
I’m really enjoying hearing about your rock pool project - keep up the good work!
Mrs Macdonald
THE TOP FIVE STUF THAT I LEARNT AT THE JOHN MUIR BIRTH PLACE
1. John had five brothers and sisters .
2. His father was in the army in 1820.
3. He lived in Dunbar 1841 till 1849
4. He visited Alaska with his dog Sticken .
5. John was the 3 son in the Muir family.
John Mur, new stuff that I found out.
FACTS
John, every sunday spent a few hours in the Wisconson meadows, just on his own discovering things about nature.
John invented all sorts of weird and wonderfull suff he even invented a joke chair, “the loafers chair” and when you sat down on it a gunshot went off!