Educational Field Trips

This program is designed to introduce the wonders of the sky to a curious young audience.

• ESS1-1
  • Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
• ESS1-2
  • Make observations at different times of the year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.
• PS4-2
  • Make observations and use evidence to account for the fact that space objects ( moon and planets) can only be seen when illuminated.
• PS4-3
  • Investigate how light is affected by different materials placed in front of it. Emphasis will be placed on telescopes and glass prisms and their effects on light.
• ETS1-1
  • Students will gather information and ask questions about space travel and the use of alternative energy sources.

Programs will also cover current topics in astronomy, as well as the history and folklore of ancient sky watchers.

This program is designed to introduce astronomy to the curious young student. Topics include:

• LS4-1
  • Analyze and interpret data from fossils, past environments, and extinction events, and correlate them to events in space.
• LS4-3
  • Construct arguments using evidence that changes in habitats cause life to flourish or not. Incorporate the effects of space phenomenon to Earth.
• ESS2-1
  • Use graphical details to describe weather on Earth and in Space.
• 3-PS2-1
  • Plan investigations to show how balanced and unbalanced forces affect the motion of space objects. Focus on space ships, satellites, asteroids, and comets.
• 3-PS2-2
  • Make observations and measurements of an object's motion and use this pattern to predict future motion. Emphasis will be placed on planetary motion.
• 3-PS2-3
  • Determine cause and effect relationships between electric and magnetic forces. The Earth's magnetic field, the iron-nickel core, and the northern lights will be studied extensively.

Programs will also cover current topics in astronomy, including space travel and astronauts. 

This program is designed to challenge the developing young scientific mind based on the latest NGSS Standards and Targets.

• 5-ESS1-1
  • Study the differences in brightness and color of stars to help determine their relative distances and temperature.
• 5-ESS1-2
  • Graphically reveal daily, seasonal, and yearly patterns in day, night, and shadows based on the interactions between the Sun -Earth System. Changes in seasonal stars and constellations will be emphasized.
• 5-ESS2-1
  • Model interactions between the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere. Concentrate on the boundary between the upper atmosphere and space and the protective properties of the Magnetosphere and the Ozone Layer.
• 5-ESS3-1
  • Learn information to help protect Earth's resources. This program explores space weather, coronal mass ejections, solar maximum, and the dangers of humans in the space environment.
• 5-PS1-1 
  • Describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen by the human eye. Programs will emphasize photons and the electromagnetic spectrum, including infrared, ultraviolet, and gamma radiation.

Programs will also include current topics in astronomy as well as ancient sky myths.