Alec Boyd, 11, and Laiken Roth, 7, record weather conditions at Elawa Farm Friday morning. Fifth-graders from Deer Path Middle School and second-graders from Everett Elementary joined for a science field trip. | Brian O'Mahoney~for Sun-Times Media

Brooke MacDougal, 10, and Cece Clements, 8, learn together at Elawa Farm Friday morning. Fifth-graders from Deer Path Middle School and second-graders from Everett Elementary joined together for a science field trip. | Brian O'Mahoney~for Sun-Times Media

Clifford Seibert, 11, helps Skyler Hallas, 7, compare her height to the height of the plants at Elawa Farm. Deer Path fifth-graders and Everett second-graders joined together for a science field trip. | Brian O'Mahoney~for Sun-Times Media

Amelia Fontana, 7, and Halle Douglass, 10, work together at Elawa Farm Friday morning during a joint field trip that paired Deer Path Middle School students with second-graders from Everett Elementary. | Brian O'Mahoney~for Sun-Times Media

Mia D'Alessandro, 8, and Molly Burgener, 10, were among students at Elawa Farm Friday. Fifth-graders from Deer Path Middle School and second-graders from Everett Elementary joined together for a science field trip. | Brian O'Mahoney~for Sun-Times Media

Seven-year-ol Jackson Sommers, and his mother, Julie Sommers, who was volunteering for the day, lead their group down one of the paths at Elawa Farm Friday morning during a joint Deer Path-Everett field trip. | Brian O'Mahoney~for Sun-Times Media