Field Trip Ideas

Field Trips
Kelly Meeks

Creative Discovery Museum in Chattanooga, TN
www.cdmfun.org
Students will learn about simple machines and how they work. Students will also learn how simple machines make our work easier. Students will design a complex machine using simple machines.
one adult per 5 students
$7.75 for adults and $4.00 for students
One free adult per 5 children
Tour lasts for 2 hours
423-756-2738
Monday through Friday 8:30 to 4:00
Email: info@cdmfun.org
Students will need $7.00 for lunch in snack bar
Atlanta Botanical Garden
www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org
Students will learn about the parts of a plant and their functions in plant growth and reproduction. Students will create a classroom garden mural.
One adult per 8 students
$6.00 per student and extra adults
Chaperones are free
Tour last 1 to 1¼ hours
Tour info. 404-876-5859 ext. 2556
registrar@atlantabotanicalgarden.org
Tuesday through Friday 10:00; 11:00; and 12:00
Group size 15 to 50
Schedule 4 weeks in advance
Picnic sack lunch
Anniston Museum of Natural History
www.annistonmuseum.org
Students will learn about fossils and make fossils.
Teacher led tours
$2.50 per student and chaperone for 1 hour tour
$3.50 per student and chaperone for 1½-2 hour tour
Teachers are free
Register 2 weeks in advance
Groups of 10 or more
1 teacher per class
Tour coordinator 256-237-6766 or tourcoordenator@annistonmuseum.org
Picnic sack lunch
High Museum of Art
www.high.org
Students will study the great artists of our time. Students will then create their own works of art and display them in the classroom museum.
Weekdays except Monday and holidays at 1:00pm
Thursday 1:00pm and 6:30pm
Students $5.00
Adults $12.00
Fill out online tour request form
404-733-4468
Email schooltours@woodruffcenter.org
Students will need $7.00 for lunch in cafeteria
Local US Post Office
Students will learn the letter writing process and how to address and mail an envelope. Students will write a letter, buy a stamp, and mail a letter. Students will design a stamp of their own.
Free admission
Schedule 2 day in advance
Students will need $.037 for a stamp
1 chaperone per class
Students will be back at school for lunch.
770-574-7095
M-F 8:30 to 5:00
6. West Georgia Museum of Tallapoosa
www.my.georgia.org/net/org/info.aspx?5=20126.0.0.3011
Students will learn about the history of our town and dinosaurs.
Students will create a Paper Mache dinosaur.
$1.00 per student
$2.00 per adult
Teachers are free
770-574-3125
Tuesday – Friday 9:00 to 4:00
Schedule at least 2 days in advance
Students will eat lunch at school.
The Foam Factory
www.americanadventuresfieldtrips.com
Students will learn about science and watch science demonstrations. Students will also participate in scientific experiments. Students will also see simple machines in use. Students will create an experiment of their own.
770-590-4062
Reserve lunch with trip
Register 2 days in advance
Groups of 20-140
1 chaperone per 10 students
1 free chaperone per 5 students
$5.00 per student and extra chaperone
M-F
Tours times: 10:00 to 12:10 or 10:30 to 12:40
Piggly Wiggly in Tallapoosa
Students will learn about a nutritious diet and the food pyramid.
The students will then create a story board for a nutritious meal advertisement.
1 chaperone per class
Students will be back at school for lunch
770-574-7336
9. WKNG Radio Station in Tallapoosa
Students will learn about Technology and how songs are produced and played on air. Students will then create a diorama of a radio station.
Free admission
1 chaperone per class
Register 2 days in advance
770-574-1060
10. Citizens Bank and Trust of West Georgia
Students will learn about our currency. Students will learn how a checking account is opened and deposits are made. Students will see the vault and the safety deposit boxes.
Students will practice balancing a checkbook and design their own currency.
770-574-2102
1 chaperone per class
Free admission
Students will eat lunch at school