Reserve a Face to Face or Virtual In-Class Field Trip (ICFT) when you would like for a Central GYSTC employee to co-teach with you in person or provide a lesson via a virtual platform on a particular standard. To schedule an In-Class Field Trip, please use the form below or contact Howell_LR@mercer.edu a minimum of two weeks in advance.
*Remember, this is our standard list of ICFT offerings, if there is a subject matter that is not listed, request it on the form below.
In-Class Field Trip Activity Catalog
*EDP = Engineering Design Process
| Kindergarten | SKP1.a, b; MCCK.MD.1; MCCK.G.2 | Kite Day | Compare the properties of different materials to make the best kite. (EDP) |
| Kindergarten | SKL1.a | Living versus Nonliving | Compare and contrast living versus nonliving things and develop models. |
| Kindergarten | SKP1c | Sink or Float? | Investigate whether items will sink or float. |
| Kindergarten | SKE1.a, b | Little Owl's Night and Day | Students will discuss day/night and sort objects seen during the daylight. Students will complete their own day/night storybook. |
| 1st Grade | S1L1.a | Parts of a Plant | Students will design and build a plant using information they have learned about roots, stem, leaves, and flowers. (EDP) |
| 1st Grade | S1P1.a, b, c | Shadow Monster | Students will design and create a shadow monster and investigate its shadow while moving it in front of a flashlight. (EDP) |
| 1st Grade | S1P1.a, b, e | Secret Signals: Light and Sound | Create a communication device using light. |
| 2nd Grade | S2L1.c | Bee a Pollinator | Model the role of bees as pollinators. |
| 2nd Grade | S2L2.d | Life Cycle of a Butterfly | Students will create a model of the life cycle of a butterfly. |
| 2nd Grade | S2E2.d | Out of this World | Learn about the patterns and phases of the Moon (includes moon model for teacher use). |
| 2nd Grade | S2P1.a | Mystery Matter | Students will classify objects into solids, liquids, and gases depending on their properties. |
| 2nd Grade | S2P2.a, b, c | Rosie Revere's Flying Machine | Students will listen to the story Rosie Revere Engineer read by a NASA astronaut. Students will then work through the (EDP) to design a flying machine for Rosie Revere. Students will build a simple "flying" machine to fly on a zip line as they investigate aspects of force and motion. |
| 2nd Grade | S2P2.a, b, c | Toy Inventor | Students will design and create a toy and describe the pushing and/or pulling motion needed to move the toy. (EDP) |
| 3rd Grade | S3L1.b | A Lesson from Nature | Use knowledge of plant and animal mimicry to design an invention. |
| 3rd Grade | S3E2.a, b | Finding Fossils | Explore how fossils are formed. |
| 3rd Grade | S3E2.a | Fossils and Extinction | Model how fossils are formed. |
| 3rd Grade | S3L1.b | Hiding in Plain Sight | Explore and model the animal adaptation of camouflage. |
| 3rd Grade | S3P1.c | Chill Factor | Students will design and build a container/holder to keep water the coldest. (EDP) |
| 4th Grade | S4L1.a, b | Eco-Maze-ing | Model the flow of energy through a food chain. |
| 4th Grade | S4P1.a, b | Zip to It | Use knowledge of force and motion to carry a ping-pong ball down a zip line. |
| 4th Grade | S4P1.b | Krazy Kaleidoscopes | Explore and model how light travels and is reflected. |
| 4th Grade | S4P3.a, b | Hear Ye! Hear Ye! | Construct a model of the human ear and learn how we hear sound. |
| 4th Grade | S4P3.a, b | Rosie Revere Flying Machine | Use knowledge of force and motion to design a flying machine. |
| 4th Grade | S4P3.a, c | Robotic Hand STEM Challenge | Construct a robotic hand using the knowledge of simple machines. |
| 4th Grade | S4P3.a, b, c | Simple Machines | Create simple machines to move a small object. |
| 4th Grade | S4P3 | Force & Motion: Inclined Planes/Friction | Students will investigate inclined planes and how various heights/friction affect motion using Ron's Ramp. |
| 4th Grade | S4P2.b | Secret Signals: Light and Sound | Students will use light and/or sound to develop a way to communicate. |
| 4th Grade | S4P2.a, b | Sound Investigations | Explore how sound is produced and changed using various items to investigate sound and vibrations (palm pipes, tuning forks, boom whackers, etc.). |
| 5th Grade | S5L3.a | Cells & Microscope Lab | Students will view plant and animal cells while learning the proper way to use the microscope. |
| 5th Grade | S5L3.a, b, c | Cells | Construct a model of a cell. |
| 5th Grade | S5L4.a, b | Glo-Germs | Simulation of the spread of germs, where students investigate the effectiveness of handwashing in removing simulated microorganisms. |
| 5th Grade | S5E1.b, c | Constructive or Destructive? | Demonstrate constructive and destructive forces on landforms (weathering, erosion, and deposition) and investigate ways to prevent erosion. |
| 5th Grade | S5E1.b | Seismic Shake: Earthquake Engineering | Students will be challenged to design, construct, and test an earthquake-resistant tower that minimizes the impact of Earth-shaking during an earthquake. (EDP)(shear force only) during an earthquake. (EDP) |
| 5th Grade | S5P1.a, c | Chemical vs. Physical | Students will rotate through stations and determine whether chemical or physical changes have occurred. |
| 5th Grade | S5P2. b, c | Circuits Challenge | Students will learn about creating a circuit and the necessary components. Students will investigate circuits and create their own. |
| 6th Grade | S6E1.a, b, c, e; S6E2.a, b, c | Earth's Place in the Universe | Use a model to explore the positions of the Sun, Earth, and Moon. |
| 6th Grade | S6E5.d, e | Earth’s Surface | Construct a model of erosion and deposition. |
| 6th Grade | S6E2.a | Moon Phase Wheel | Create a model to explain the phases of the Moon. |
| 7th Grade | S7L1.a | The Key to It All | Create unique creatures and classify them using a dichotomous key. |
| 7th Grade | S7L4 | Birds of a Feather | Explore how different bird beaks are adapted to their environments. |
| 7th Grade | S7L2.c | Body Systems in Space | Design a product to help astronauts live in zero gravity. (EDP) |
| 7th Grade | S7L3.a & b | Strawberry DNA Extraction | Investigate how plants pass traits to the next generation by extracting DNA from strawberries. |
| 7th Grade | S7L4.c; S7L5.a. | Biomes and Biomimcry | Design adaptation stations for humans based off plant and animal adaptations. |
| 7th Grade | S7L4.a, b, c, d; S7L5.a | Top Design | Examine the relationship between organisms within an ecosystem and how changes affect them all. |
| 8th Grade | S9P1.b | Sail Away | Use knowledge of the properties of matter to design the most efficient sail. |
| 8th Grade | S8P3.a | Balloon Racers | Use knowledge of force and motion to design the fastest balloon racer. |
| 8th Grade | S8P2.b | Bounce | Students will explain the transformation between kinetic and potential energy using rubber balls. |
| 8th Grade | S8P3.b | Robotic Hand | Use knowledge of balanced and unbalanced forces to devise a robotic hand. |
| 8th Grade | S8P1.a, d | Iron Extraction | Elements, Compounds, & Mixtures: Use knowledge of the properties of matter to separate iron from cereal. |