Grade 3 Virtual Museum Project
Central Elementary School, Wilmette, IL

Prairie Perspectives


Before Illinois became a state in 1818, Illinois was covered by vast prairies. Our class took a field trip out to the Wolf Road Prairie Preserve to visit one of the last remaining black soil prairies in Illinois. We also studied our prairie garden behind our school Here are some aspects of the prairie that we researched:

Birds by Jacob F.

Coyote by Tommy C.

Black Footed Ferret by Charlie M

Field Mouse by Abby G.

Insects by Jamie G.

Prairie Fire by Abby A.

Monarch Butterfly by Alex P.

Muskrat by Emma W.

Native Americans by Hannah S.

Owl by Leah C.

Pioneers by Rachel B.

Prairie Plants by Peter B.

Prairie Schooner by Matt R.

Raccoon by Marissa O.

Red Fox by Maggie G.

Red Tail Hawk by Ryan K.

Soil by Arthur T.

Spiders by Eric V.

Trees by Brendan H.

White Tail Deer by Bridget M.

Worms by Scott D.

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