Field Trips at Mountain America Museum of Ancient Life

EXPLORER PLUS FIELD TRIP

Curriculum-based activity and self-guided tour through the Museum for schools

Who it’s made for:

• Elementary School students

Price:

$5 per student

Request explorer plus field trip

Description:

• 40-student minimum required to qualify for an Explorer Plus Field Trip rate
• 1 free adult for every 5 students
• One free teacher per class
• Extra adults will be charged $6 and must arrive with the group and be paid for in one transaction.
• Includes a 25-minute facilitated activity based on SEEd standard for each grade level:

  • Kindergarten – Shade Master Students will design a solution to reduce the effect of sunlight on an area.

  • 1st Grade – Physical Features Students will observe patterns of physical characteristics of living things that help them survive.

  • 2nd Grade – Landforms Students will develop a model of a landform.

  • 3rd Grade – Life Cycles Students will observe the changes of the life cycle of animals.

  • 4th Grade – Fossil Find Students will discover that not all environments have stayed the same over the years.

  • 5th Grade – Swept Away! Students will discover the effects of weathering and erosion on the geosphere.

  • 6th Grade – The Space in Space Students will discover the scale of objects in the solar system.

• 2-hour, self-guided admission with provided activity. 3-hour, self-guided admission is included for Explorer Plus Field Trips with more than 4 classes.
• Not available between June and August

• FIELD TRIP REQUEST MUST BE SUBMITTED 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE

DISCOVERY FIELD TRIP

a Self-guided TOUR through the museum for other educational groups

Who it’s made for:

• Preschool students
• Home School/Online School students
• Clubs, After-School, Post-High School Programs, etc.

Price:

$7 per student and adult

Request discovery field trip

Description:

• One teacher/coordinator admitted free with field trip
• 5-student minimum to qualify for a Discovery Field Trip rate
• Preschool, K-6: 1:5 chaperone ratio required for safety and supervision
• Middle School, High School: 1:10 chaperone ratio required for safety and supervision
• You may bring more than the 1:5 ratio for the same rate
• 2-hour, self-guided admission
• Anyone coming on a membership needs to check in separately and not be included in the number of students/adults on the request form
• Not available between March and May

• FIELD TRIP REQUEST MUST BE SUBMITTED 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE