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In-Class Field Trip Activity Catalog
| SKE1.a | Day and Night | Explore the differences and similarities between the day sky and the night sky. |
| SKP1.a & b; MCCK.MD.1; MCCK.G.2 | Kite Day | Compare the properties of different materials to make the best kite. |
| SKL1.a | Living versus Nonliving | Compare and contrast living versus nonliving things. |
| SKP1.c | Sink or Float | Investigate whether items will sink or float. |
| S1L1.a | Parts of a Plant | Create a model of a plant. |
| S1P1.a, b, &e | Secret Signals: Light and Sound | Create a communication device using light. |
| S2L1.c | Bee a Pollinator | Model the role of bees as pollinators. |
| S2L1.a & d | Lots of Life Cycles | Model to illustrate the life cycle of an animal. |
| S2P1.a | Mystery Matter | Explore the different properties of matter |
| S2E2.d | Out of this World | Learn about the patterns of the Moon. |
| S2P2.a, b, & c | Toy Inventor | Use knowledge of force and motion to design a toy. |
| S3L1.b | A Lesson from Nature | Use knowledge of plant and animal mimicry to design an invention. |
| S3E2.a & b | Finding Fossils | Explore how fossils are formed. |
| S3E2.a | Fossils and Extinction | Model how fossils are formed. |
| S3L1.b | Hiding in Plain Sight | Explore and model the animal adaptation of camouflage. |
| S3E1.b | Splendid Soils | Investigate the properties of soils. |
| S4L1.a & b | Eco-Maze-Ing | Model the flow of energy through a food chain. |
| S4P3.a & b | Hear Ye! Hear Ye! | Construct a model of the human ear and learn how we hear sound. |
| S4P3.a & c | Robotic Hand | Construct a robotic hand using the knowledge of simple machines. |
| S4P3.a & b | Rosie Revere Flying Machine | Use knowledge of force and motion to design a flying machine. |
| S4P3.a, b, & c | Simple Machines | Create simple machines to move a small object. |
| S4P2.a & b | Sound Investigations | Explore how sound is produced and changed. |
| S4P3.a & b | Zip to It | Use knowledge of force and motion to carry a ping-pong ball down a zip line. |
| S5E1.c | Build This Structure with Iggy Peck | Design a structure to withstand an earthquake. |
| S5L3.a, b, & c | Cells | Construct a model of a cell. |
| S5L4.a & b | Glo-Germs | Investigate how germs are spread. |
| S5L2.b | Variation of Traits | Explore variation in observable genetic traits. |
| S5P2. a & b | Complete the Circuit | Students will investigate circuits and create their own. |
| S5P3. a | Fast Lane (Electromagnets) | Construct an electromagnet. |
| 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. |
| S6E5.d & e | Earth’s Surface | Construct a model of erosion and deposition. |
| S6E4.b | Ice Cores | Learn how scientists use ice cores to learn about the climate. |
| S6E2.a | Moon Phase Wheel | Create a model to explain the phases of the Moon. |
| S6E4.d | Weather Component - Barometer | Construct a barometer to monitor air pressure. |
| S7L4.c; S7L5.b | Biomes and Biomimicry | Design adaptation stations for humans based off plant and animal adaptations. |
| S7L4 | Birds of a Feather | Explore how different bird beaks are adapted to their environments. |
| S7L2.c | Body Systems in Space | Design a product to help astronauts live in zero gravity. |
| S7L4.c | How Can I Help? | Investigate your school’s carbon footprint and brainstorm ways to reduce it. |
| S7L3.a & b | Strawberry DNA Extraction | Investigate how plants pass traits to the next generation by extracting DNA from strawberries. |
| S7L1.a | The Key to It All | Create unique creatures and classify them using a dichotomous key. |
| S7L4.a, b, c, & d; S7L5.a | Top Design | Examine the relationship between organisms within an ecosystem and how changes affect them all. |
| S8P3.a | Balloon Racers | Use knowledge of force and motion to design the fastest balloon racer. |
| S8P1.a, b, & c | Separating Iron from Cereal | Use knowledge of the properties of matter to separate iron from cereal. |
| S8P2.b | Potential to Kinetic Energy: Catapult | Model how potential energy is transformed to kinetic energy by building a catapult. |
| S8P3.b | Robotic Hand | Use knowledge of balanced and unbalanced forces to devise a robotic hand. |
| S8P1.b | Sail Away | Use knowledge of the properties of matter to design the most efficient sail. |