Anne Springs Close Greenway Field Trip Guide 2023-2024

field trip edition

what is it?

The Greenway is thrilled to offer a wide variety of field trips for all elementary grade levels. Field trips are hands-on, interactive and meet curriculum standards for each grade. All grades have the option of taking a field trip to the Greenway or having us bring the Greenway to you through our outreach programs. We hope our field trips can provide a well-rounded supplement to your students’ education.

details.

**Late Policy: if you believe you may arrive after your start time, please reach out to your Greenway point of contact. We may not be able to accommodate instruction time missed due to late arrivals.

kindergarten programs

field trips

animals & their superpowers

Students will explore local ecosystems to understand how animals interact within their environment. By comparing and contrasting animal characteristics, students gain an understanding of what animals need to survive.

Time: 2 hours

Standards: K-LS1-1, KESS-2-2, K-ESS3-1,

21st Century Skills: Communications, Critical Thinking, Caring, Creativity, Collaboration

plants through the five senses

Students will develop an understanding of how they use their 5 senses to interact with and experience nature. Hands-on experience will teach the student how plants adapt to their ecosystems and how they are connected to our everyday lives.

Time: 2 hours

Standards: KPS3-1, K-LS1-1, KESS-2-2, K-ESS3-1

21st Century Skills: Communications, Critical Thinking, Caring

outreach PROGRAM

{we come to your school}

outstanding owls

Students will use hands-on learning tools to build an understanding of amazing adaptations of the owl’s eyes, ears, feet and wings. Further examination and dissection of owl pellets will allow students to discover what owls eat and digest.

Time: 45 minutes - 1 hour

Standards: K-LS1-1, K-ESS3-1, K-ESS3-3

21st Century Skills: Communications, Critical Thinking, Caring

first grade programs

field trips

life of a plant

Students will investigate the life cycle of plants and the resources they need to thrive from seed to flower. This program allows students to discover plant structures and how we have learned to mimic nature in our everyday lives.

Time: 2 hours

Standards: 1-LS1-1 1-LS1-2, 1-LS3-1

21st Century Skills: Communication, Caring, Critical Thinking

ride the wave

Students will explore how sound and light waves move all around us in everyday life. This hands-on program allows students to experience how waves travel through various mediums using different materials!

Time: 2 hours

Standards: 1-PS4-1 1-PS4-3 1-PS4-4

21st Century Skills: Communication, Critical Thinking, Creativity

outreach PROGRAM {we come to your school}

radical reptiles

Students will interact with our animal ambassadors who help us teach the characteristics of reptiles. Our ambassadors will educate the class on a variety of extraordinary adaptations that reptiles use to survive in the wild.

Time: 40 minutes-1 hour

Standards: 1-LS1-1 1-LS1-2 1-LS3-1

21st Century Skills: Critical Thinking, Caring

second grade programs

field trips

diversity of nature

Students will explore the wonderful world of nature! Through direct observation, students will identify the parts of trees, seeds and pollinators, and how wind and water effect the environment.

Time: 2 hours

Standards: 2-LS2-1 2-LS2-2 2-LS4-1 2-ESS2-1

21st Century Skills: Communication, Caring, Critical Thinking, Creativity

properties of matter

Students will discover the properties of matter and how matter changes in nature. Hands-on experiments will allow students to practice using various devices to demonstrate conduction or insulation.

Time: 2 hours

Standards: 2-PS1-1, 2-PS1-2, 2-PS1-3, 2-ESS2-3

21st Century Skills: Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration, Caring

outreach PROGRAM

{we come to your school}

eco-steward

Students will collaborate to decide what happens to our waste. What can be recycled, what can be reused, and what goes in the trash are questions that we will be asking. Using their new understanding of waste disposal, students then create educational art to display around the school.

Time: 40 minutes-1 hour

Standards: 2-ESS3-1, 2-PS1-1,

21st Century Skills: Communication, Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Creativity, & Caring

programs

field trips

force, motion & magnets

Students will use a variety of concepts to explore the basics of stability and balancing forces in nature. Through hands on investigations, students will form and test hypotheses about force, motion, and magnetism.

Time: 2 hours

Standards: 3-PS2-1, 3-PS2-2, 3-PS2-3, 3-PS2-4

21st Century Skills: Communication, Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration

animal adaptations

Students will learn how a species specific adaptations affect their chances at survival as well as how changing conditions within an environment will affect their survival.

Time: 2 hours

Standards: 3-LS2-1, 3-LS3-1, 3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-2, 3-LS4-3, 3-LS4-4

21st Century Skills: Communication, Critical Thinking, Caring, Collaboration

outreach PROGRAM

{we come to your school}

fill the bill

Would it be possible for a hummingbird to gobble up a mouse, or a hawk to slurp up some nectar from a flower? In this activity, your students can find out which beak adaptations are best for certain types of birds by visiting stations and trying to find out which “tools” go with which type of “food”.

Time: 40 minutes-1 hour

Standards: 3-LS2-1, 3-LS3-1, 3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-2, 3-LS4-3

21st Century Skills: Communication, Critical Thinking, Collaboration

fourth grade PROGRAMS

field trips

earth rocks!

Students will participate in hands on experiments and models that allow them to examine Earth’s rocks, weathering and erosion. Additionally, students will investigate how energy and fuels affect our environment.

Time: 3 hours

Standards: 4-ESS1-1, 4-ESS2-1, 4-ESS2-2, 4-ESS3-1

21st Century Skills: Communication, Critical Thinking, Caring, Collaboration

exploring energy

Students will explore real world examples of how energy is evident in the environment. Explorations will center around the food web, the speed and the transfer of energy.

Time: 2 hours

Standards: : 4-PS3-1, 4-PS3-2, 4-PS3-3 4-PS3-4,

21st Century Skills: Communication, Critical Thinking, Caring, Creativity, Collaboration

outreach PROGRAM

{we come to your school}

skulls

Investigate skulls of animals that inhabit the Greenway! Students will learn to analyze native vertebrate skulls and identify features that allow us to determine the ecological niche they occupy.

Time: 40 minutes-1 hour

Standards: 4-LS1-1, 4-LS1-2

21st Century Skills: Communication, Critical Thinking, Collaboration

fifth grade programs

field trips

changes in matter

Students will discover how altering properties can effect changes in matter. Hands-on experiments will allow students to work with various substances and units of measurement.

Time: 2 hours

Standards: 5-PS1-1, 5-PS1-2, 5-PS1-4

21st Century Skills: Communication, Critical Thinking, Collaboration

energetic ecosystems

Students will participate in a variety of activities exploring different energy in our ecosystem. Students will create their own ecosystem and see how both plants and animals interact within that ecosystem.

Time: 3 hours

Standards: 5-PS3-1, 5-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1, 5-ESS3-1

21st Century Skills: Communication, Critical Thinking, Caring, Collaboration

outreach program {we come to your school}

local solutions to global problems

Students will be presented with a variety of environmental problems for which they will need to create solutions. Each group will present their ideas to the entire group for discussion.

Time: 45 minutes-1 hour

Standards: 5-PS3-1, 5-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1, 5-ESS3-1

21st Century Skills: Communication, Critical Thinking, Caring, Collaboration

field trip favorites

grades 2-5

Meets 2014 curriculum standards

stream study & decomposition

Students will identify life cycles of organisms found in the stream habitat as well as discussing how pollution affects these creatures. Students will also experience the final stage of a plant’s life cycle and the organisms that play a part in decomposition.

Time: 2 hours

Standards: 2.S.1A.1; 2.S.1A.4; 2.L.5A.1; 2.L.5A.2; 2.L.5A.3; 2.L.5B.1; 2.L.5B.2; 2.L.5B.3; 2.L.5B.4

21st Century Skills: Communication, Critical Thinking, Caring

grades 4-5

Meets 2014 curriculum standards

history in a backpack

Students will explore the history of cultures and settlements during colonial times. On an interactive hike, participants will walk the same trail as Catawba Native Americans, learn about the influence of colonization, and see the motives to become independent after the Revolutionary War.

Time: 3 hours

Standards: 4.1.CO; 4.1.CC; 4.2CX; 4.1.E; 4.2.CE

21st Century Skills: Communication, Critical Thinking, Caring, Collaboration

ecology

A variety of activities will have classes exploring different ecosystems along the Greenway in this hands-on investigative program. Students will be able to explore the forests and ponds in order to become one with their inner ecologist.

Time: 3 hours

Standards: 5.S.1A.4; 5.S.1A.5; 5.L.4A.1; 5.L.4A.2; I-5.7.1; P-5.8.1

21st Century Skills: Collaboration, Communication, Creativity, Critical Thinking

team building

5th-8th grades

field trip

on the ground + low ropes course team building

On the Ground team building initiatives are a great way to develop skills that lead to better cooperative outcomes. During these activities, students stay on the ground (no cables, ropes, or balancing) to solve problems and work through challenges as a group.

On our low ropes course, students will build confidence, learn teamwork and strengthen communication and problem-solving skill working through up to nine elements of the course.

Pricing: $18 per child

Time: Minimum 2 hours

Standards: Science and Engineering Practices

1. Asking Questions and Defining Problems

2. Developing and Using Models

3. Planning and Carrying out Scientific Investigations

4. Analyzing and Interpreting Data

5. Use Mathematical and Computational Thinking

6. Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions

7. Engaging in Arguments from Evidence

8. Obtaining, Evaulating, and Communicating Information

21st Century Skills: Communication, Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration

field trip add on options

(Additional fees apply)

Archery

outreach program

on the ground teambuilding

Competitive Scavenger

Hunt Hikes

Kayaking

On the Ground team building initiatives are a great way to develop skills that lead to better cooperative outcomes. During these activities, students stay on the ground (no cables, ropes, or balancing) to solve problems and work through challenges as a group.

Pricing: $10 per child

Time: 1 hour

Standards: Science and Engineering Practices

1. Asking Questions and Defining Problems

2. Developing and Using Models

3. Planning and Carrying out Scientific Investigations

4. Analyzing and Interpreting Data

5. Use Mathematical and Computational Thinking

6. Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions

7. Engaging in Arguments from Evidence

8. Obtaining, Evaulating, and Communicating Information

21st Century Skills: Communication, Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration

{we come to your school}