Anne Springs Close Greenway Field Trips

field trip edition

where LEARNING is NATURAL where LEARNING is NATURAL

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.

pricing

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1.5-2-hour field trip program - $250/classroom (up to 28 students)

• 4-hour (or two 1.5-2-hr) field trip program - $350/classroom (up to 28 students)

• Outreach program - $200/classroom

• 5th Grade Campout Program - $18/person

kindergarten 4 1st grade 6 second grade 8 third grade 10 fourth grade 12 fifth grade 14

kindergarten programs

field trips

animal adaptations

Students will observe and experiment with animal adaptations in their natural environments. By comparing and contrasting animal characteristics, students gain an understanding of what animals need to survive and will practice communicating these lessons to their peers.

Time: 1 hour and 30 mins

Standards: K.S.1A.1, K.L.2A.1, K.L.2A.3, K.L.2A.5, K.L.2A.6

21st Century Skills: Communications, Critical Thinking, Caring

plants through our five senses

Students will develop an understanding of how they use their five senses to interact with and experience nature. Hands-on experience will teach the students how plants adapt to their ecosystems and how humans can help or hinder the process.

Time: 1 hour and 30 mins

Standards: K.S.1A.1, K.L.2A.1, K.L.2A.4, K.L.2A.6, G-K.1.2

21st Century Skills: Communications, Critical Thinking, Caring

outreach PROGRAM

{we come to your school}

outstanding owls

Using hands-on learning tools, students will 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: Varies to fit within your class period (30mins-1hr)

Standards: K.S.1A.1, K.S.1A.3, K.L.2A.1, K.L.2A.3, K.L.2A.5

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 learn to care for the environment through play.

Time: 2 hours

Standards: 1.S.1A.1, 1.L.5A.1, 1.L.5A.2, 1.L.5B.1

21st Century Skills: Communication, Caring, Critical Thinking

meet the trees

Let’s explore the wonderful world of trees! Through direct observation, students will identify the parts of trees that make them such a tremendous resource and learn to ID a few native trees, while recording their findings in their personal nature journals.

Time: 2 hours

Standards: 1.S.1A.1, 1.L.5A.1, 1.L.5B.1, 1.L.5B.2

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

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: Varies to fit within a class period (40 minutes-1 hour)

Standards: 1.S.1A.1, 1.E.4B.2

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

second grade programs

field trips

decomposition

Students will observe and experience the final stage of a plant’s life cycle and the organisms that play a part in decomposition. Hands on examination of the decomposition process will allow students to recognize and discuss how plants and animals interact to continue the circle of life.

Time: 2 hours

Standards: 2.S.1A.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, Caring, Collaboration, Critical Thinking

stream study

Students will identify life cycles of organisms found in a stream habitat. Handson examination of the stream will allow students to discover the creatures that call the stream home in the early stages of their life cycle, as well as discuss how pollution affects these creatures.

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

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: Time varies to fit within a class period (40 minutes-1 hour)

Standards: 2.S.1A.1, 2.L.5A.1, 2.L.5A.2, 2.L.5A.3, 2.L.5B.1, 2.L.5B.2

21st Century Skills: Critical Thinking, Caring

third grade programs

field trips

rocks, minerals and erosion

Hands-on experiments and models will allow students to examine the Earth’s rocks, minerals, and the process of erosion. Students will investigate the rock cycle and discuss composition of the Earth’s layers.

Time: 3 hours

Standards: 3.S.1A.1, 3.S.1A.4, 3.E.4A.1, 3.E.4A.2, 3.E.4A.3, 3.E.4B.2, 3.E.4B.4

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

properties of matter

Students will discover the properties of matter and how heat energy changes matter using examples in nature. Hands-on experiments will allow students to practice using various units of measurement and design devices to conduct or insulate heat.

Time: 2 hours

Standards: 3.S.1A.1, 3.P.2A.1, 3.P.2A.2, 3.P.2A.3, 3.P.2A.4, 3.P.2A.5

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

outreach PROGRAM

{we come to your school}

food chains in the environment

Through play and habitat modeling, students will grow an understanding of food chains, energy transfer, and how plants and animals adapt to their ever-changing environment.

Time: Time varies to fit within a class period (40 minutes-1 hour)

Standards: 3.S.1A.1, 3.L.5A.1, 3.L.5A.2, 3.L.5B.1, 3.L.5B.2, 3.L.5B.3

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

fourth grade PROGRAMS

field trips

water power

Explore the journey of water! Students will take stream measurements, play games to discover how water travels through our world, and then harness the power of water to create a floating mini-craft to race downstream.

Time: 2 hours

Standards: 4.S.1A.1, 4.S.1A.2, 4.S.1A.3, 4.E.2A.2

21st Century Skills: Creativity, Critical Thinking, Collaboration

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. Please note: *8 chaperones required as this is A partially self-guided program.

Time: 4 hours

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

21st Century Skills: Communication, Critical thinking, 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? Each type of bird has a special beak and tongue adapted to eating certain type of food. In this handson activity, your students can find out which beaks are best for tearing, scooping, cracking, and picking by visiting stations and trying to find out which “tools” go with which type of “food”.

Time: Time varies to fit within a class period (40 minutes-1 hour)

Standards: 4.L.5A.4, 4.L.5B.1, 4.L.5B.3

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

fifth grade programs

field trips

ecology

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

Time: 4 hours

Standards: 5.S.1.A.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

graduation campout

Congratulations graduate! Let us help you celebrate this milestone with a fun filled overnight experience. To kick start your new journey we will provide plenty of opportunities to build courage and skills through archery, orienteering, and more.

Time: 4 hours (optional overnight)

Standards: 5-1.3, 5-3.1, 5-3.2, 5-4.1, 5-4.4, 5-4.5, 5-4.6, 5-5.1, 5.P.5.A

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

outreach

program

{we come to your school}

skulls

Investigate the 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: Time varies to fit within a class period (40 minutes-1 hour)

Standards: 5.L.4B.1, 5.L.4B.3

21st Century Skills: Critical Thinking, Communication