Originally, we had planned to visit the Belle Isle part of the James River Park System in the city of Richmond as a science field trip to examine the huge rocks in the earth. Allah is the best of planners and due to construction and a closed parking lot, we ventured over to the south side of the river to explore instead.
Rock Hoppers
Make Shift Bridge
My husband assisted the children out onto to the rocks for a first hand experience at examining the igneous granite. It was a little treacherous at times, masha Allah.
The erosion in the park was also very obvious as seen with this hole in the rock.
Erosion evidence
Not only did we study the geology of the area, but the biology as well.
Autumn flowers in bloom
There was also a living history exhibit as well to investigate, alhamdulillah.
White Oak Canoe
The huge log was in the process of becoming a Powhatan Indian style canoe.
It is truly a blessing from Allah to have access to these free community homeschooling resources right in our backyard, alhamdillah.
Islamic Homeschooling in the River City 