Reserve a Virtual or Face to Face In-Class Field Trip when you would like for a Gordon GYSTC employee to co-teach with you or provide a lesson via a virtual platform on a particular standard. To schedule an In-Class Field Trips, please contact valariea@gordonstate.edu a minimum of two weeks in advance.
In-Class Field Trip Activity Catalog
| K | SKP1c | Sink or Float? | Investigate whether items will sink or float. |
| K | SKE1a | Day and Night | Explore the differences and similarities between the day sky and the night sky. |
| K | SKP1a, b; MCC.K.MD.1; MCC.K.G2 | Kite Day! | Compare the properties of different materials to make the best kite. |
| 1st | S1L1a | Parts of a Plant | Create a model of a plant. |
| 1st | S1P1a, b, e | Secret Signals: Light and Sound | Create a communication device using light. |
| 2nd | S2L1c | Bee a Pollinator | Model the role of bees as pollinators. |
| 2nd | S2L1a,d | Lots of Life Cycles | Model to illustrate the life cycle of an animal. |
| 2nd | S2P1a | Mystery Matter | Explore the different properties of matter. |
| 2nd | S2E2d | Out of this World, Orbits! | Learn about the patterns of the Moon. |
| 2nd | S2P2 a, b, c | Rosie Revere’s Flying Machine- Force and Motion | Use knowledge of force and motion to design a flying machine. |
| 2nd | S2P2a, b, c | Toy Inventor | Use knowledge of force and motion to design a toy. |
| 3rd | S3L1b | A Lesson from Nature! | Use knowledge of plant and animal mimicry to design an invention. |
| 3rd | S3E2a, b | Finding Fossils | Explore how fossils are formed. |
| 3rd | S3E2a | Fossils and Extinction | Model how fossils are formed. |
| 3rd | S3L1b | Hiding in Plain Sight | Explore and model the animal adaptation of camouflage. |
| 3rd | S3E1.b | Splendid Soils | Investigate the properties of soils. |
| 4th | S4L1.a & b | Eco-Maze-Ing | Model the flow of energy through a food chain. |
| 4th | S4P3.a & b | Hear Ye! Hear Ye! | Construct a model of the human ear and learn how we hear sound. |
| 4th | S4P3a, c | Robotic Hand STEM Challenge | Construct a robotic hand using the knowledge of simple machines. |
| 4th | S4P3a, b, | Rosie Revere’s Flying Machine- Force and Motion | Use knowledge of force and motion to design a flying machine. |
| 4th | S4P3.a, b, & c | Simple Machines | Create simple machines to move a small object. |
| 4th | S4P2.a & b | Sound Investigations | Explore how sound is produced and changed. |
| 4th | S4P1a, b | Zip To It | Use knowledge of force and motion to carry a ping-pong ball down a zip line. |
| 5th | S5E1.c | Build This Structure with Iggy Peck | Design a structure to withstand an earthquake. |
| 5th | S5L3 a,b,c | Cells | Construct a model of a cell. |
| 5th | S5P2a, b | Complete the Circuit! | Explore components of a circuit. |
| 5th | S5L4.a & b | Glo-Germs | Investigate how germs are spread. |
| 5th | S5L2.b | Variation of Traits | Explore variation in observable genetic traits. |
| 6th | 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 | S6E5d, e | Earth's Surface - Erosion and Deposition | Construct a model of erosion and deposition. |
| 6th | S6E4.b | Ice Cores | Learn how scientists use ice cores to learn about the climate. |
| 6th | S6E2a | Moon Phase Wheel | Create a model to explain the phases of the Moon. |
| 6th | S6E4d | Weather Component - Barometer | Construct a barometer to monitor air pressure. |
| 7th | S7L4.c; S7L5.b | Biomes and Biomimicry | Design adaptation stations for humans based off of plant and animal adaptations. |
| 7th | S7L4 | Birds of a Feather | Explore how different bird beaks are adapted to their environments. |
| 7th | S7L2c | Body Systems in Space- Body Systems and homeostasis | Design a product to help astronauts live in zero gravity. |
| 7th | S7L4.c | How Can I Help? | Investigate your school’s carbon footprint and brainstorm ways to reduce it. |
| 7th | S7L3.a & b | Strawberry DNA Extraction | Investigate how plants pass traits to the next generation by extracting DNA from strawberries. |
| 7th | S7L1a | The Key to It All | Create unique creatures and classify them using a dichotomous key.. |
| 7th | S7L4.a, b, c, & d; S7L5.a | Top Design | Examine the relationship between organisms within an ecosystem and how changes affect them all. |
| 8th | S8P3.a | Balloon Racers | Use knowledge of force and motion to design the fastest balloon racer. |
| 8th | S8P3.c | Fast Lane Electromagnet | Construct an electromagnet. |
| 8th | S8P1.a, b, & c | Separating Iron from Cereal | Use knowledge of the properties of matter to separate iron from cereal. |
| 8th | S8P2.b | Potential to Kinetic Energy: Catapult | Model how potential energy is transformed to kinetic energy by building a catapult. |
| 8th | S8P2b | Bounce | Investigate the transformation between kinetic and potential energy. |
| 8th | S8P3.b | Robotic Hand | Use knowledge of balanced and unbalanced forces to devise a robotic hand. |
| 8th | S8P1.b | Sail Away | Use knowledge of the properties of matter to design the most efficient sail. |