The document summarizes a field trip about a French explorer and Native Americans. It discusses how the French explorer traded animal pelts and was both French and Polish. It describes how beavers build dams out of wood and use their tails for steering and warning others. The group, called the Blue Jays, learned about canoes, how Native Americans used them, and that modern Native Americans do not live in the same houses as others. The field trip included trying to cut a wood cookie during a logging demonstration. Overall, the class enjoyed learning about the French explorer and Native Americans on the trip.