2024-2025 Anne Springs Close Greenway Field Trip Guide
2024-2025 guidebook
field trips
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
want to learn more?
Contact our Programs Team at ChelseaChesser@ASCGreenway.org (803) 578-9997
pricing
4K field trip programs
- $220/classroom (up to 28 students)
2-hour field trip program
- $280/classroom (up to 28 students)
3-hour field trip program
- $380/classroom (up to 28 students) Outreach program
- $220/classroom
**Transportation is the responsibility of the school.
**Title 1 schools receive reduced pricing through the Anne Springs Close Bridge Program. Please contact us for more 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.
4k programs
field trips
five senses hike
Come on a hike to explore the Greenway by using your five senses in nature. How rough is the tree, how does the plant smell and what can you hear when you are silent in the woods? Join us to get the most out of a trek around the lake using all your senses.
Time: 1.5 hours
21st Century Skills: Communication, Creativity, Caring
fall leaves
What better way to experience the changing of seasons than looking at the many-colored leaves on different types of trees on the Greenway? Students will learn about the process of color change and identify leaves by shape and unique features. We will also gather a variety of leaves to make a craft.
Time: 1.5 hours
21st Century Skills: Communication, Creativity, Caring
eco-explore hike & s'mores
Learn how to help take care of the Greenway on this hike around one of our lakes. Students will help identify what should be found on the Greenway and what is trash. They will also help think of ways they can help take care of the environment. While on their hike they will stop to make a tasty s’more treat.
Time: 1.5 hours
21st Century Skills: Communication, Critical Thinking, Creativity, Caring, Collaboration
pinecone bird feeders
Explore Fall on the Greenway while looking for signs of how nature changes with the season. We will look for habitat and food choice changes while we hike to find the perfect pinecone to make a birdfeeder to take home. Students will be introduced to the shortage of food some animals face during the winter.
Time: 1.5 hours
21st Century Skills: Communication, Creativity, Caring
reptiles & nature yoga
Come meet some of our resident Greenway reptiles as they help us learn about their characteristics, behaviors and habitats. Then we will focus our minds and energy while learning some yoga poses to help calm our minds, increase flexibility and have fun.
Time: 1.5 hours
21st Century Skills: Caring, Creativity, Collaboration
4k programs continued
field trips
squirmy wormies
This field trip favorite amongst students allows them to examine and eat a gummy worm and then they are given a chance to get up close and personal with a live worm. We will explore what they eat, how they move and where they live. We will even go hiking to dig up a few out in nature and then return them to their home.
Time: 1.5 hours
21st Century Skills: Communication, Caring, Collaboration
garden in a bag
The Greenway is home to the wonderful Plant-A-Row for the Hungry (PAR) Garden which donates all the food they grow back to the community. Students get to see what plants are growing, which ones are getting ready to be planted and even taste a few fresh picked vegetables. They will also get to see the chickens that call the PAR Garden home. They will plant a seed to take home in a bag so they can watch it sprout and grow before they can plant it in the ground.
Time: 1.5 hours
21st Century Skills: Communication, Caring, Collaboration
life cycles
Through various hands-on activities we will look at the life cycles and habitats of some woodland creatures found here on the Greenway. Students will observe decaying logs and interact with the things we find living there.
Time: 1.5 hours
21st Century Skills: Communication, Caring, Collaboration, Critical Thinking
cookies with mrs. claus
Enjoy the wonders of the season with story time and cookies with Mrs. Claus. There will also be fun seasonal crafts to make, songs to sing and games to play. Students will get a chance to chat with Mrs. Claus, ask questions and maybe share an important secret.
Time: 1.5 hours
21st Century Skills: Communication, Creativity
kindergarten programs
field trips
animals & their superpowers
Students will examine 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: Communication, Critical Thinking, Caring, Creativity, Collaboration
discovering plants through our senses
Students will develop an understanding of how they use their senses to interact with and experience nature. Hands-on learning will teach the student how plants change to meet their needs in an ecosystem 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: Communication, Critical Thinking, Caring
outreach PROGRAM
{we come to your school}
outstanding owls
Through hands-on learning, 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 (45mins-1hr)
Standards: K-LS1-1, K-ESS3-1, K-ESS3-3
21st Century Skills: Communication, 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, Collaboration, Caring, Critical Thinking
ride the wave
Students will explore how sound and light waves move all around us in everyday life. Students will conduct experiments to demonstrate 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, Collaboration, 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: 45 minutes-1 hour
Standards: 1-LS1-2, 1-LS3-1
21st Century Skills: Critical Thinking, Communication, Caring
second grade programs
field trips
diversity of nature
Students will explore the wonderful world of nature! Through direct observation, sutdents will identify how seeds are dispersed, the parts of a tree, 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 examine the properties of matter and how matter responds in nature. Hands-on experiments will allow students to practice using various units of measurement along with designing devices to conduct or insulate heat.
Time: 2 hours
Standards: 2-PS1-1, 2-PS1-2, 2-PS1-3
21st Century Skills: Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration, Caring
outreach PROGRAM
{we come to your school}
eco-steward
Students will collaborate to better determine what should happen with our waste - what can be recycled or reused versus what should be put in the trash. Drawing on their newfound knowledge, students will then create their own 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
third grade programs
field trips
force, motion and magnets
Through hands-on investigations, students will test hypotheses about force and motion, and will experiment with magnetic interactions to predict outcomes. Students will discover Earth’s natural magnetic field using a compass.
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 examine traits of animals to learn how adaptations help them survive in their environment. They will look for evidence to demonstrate how changing conditions affect animals.
21st Century Skills: Communication, Critical Thinking, Caring, Collaboration, Creativity
outreach PROGRAM
{we come to your school}
fill the bill
In this hands-on activity, students will gain an understanding of the different types of bird beaks and how their structural adaptations help them survive in the wild. Students will visit stations and try to figure out which “tool” (beak) works for which type of “food.”
21st Century Skills: Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking
fourth grade PROGRAMS
field trips
exploring energy
Students will explore real world examples of how energy is evident in the environment. Explorations will center around energy conversion and the speed/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, 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: 45 minutes-1 hour
Standards: 4-LS1-1, 4-LS1-2
21st Century Skills: Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration
fifth grade programs
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energetic ecosystems
Students will participate in a variety of activities exploring energy conversion in our ecosystems. They will design their own ecosystem to see how both plants and animals interact within it.
Time: 3 hours
Standards: 5-PS3-1, 5-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1, 5-ESS3-1
21st Century Skills: Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking, Caring
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-ESS3-1
21st Century Skills: Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration
field trip favorites
grades 2-5
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.
21st Century Skills: Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking
grades 4-5
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: Critical Thinking, Communication, 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.
21st Century Skills: Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration, Creativity
crandall bowles children’s farm
grades k-3
fun on the farm: animals and agriculture
Join us at the Crandall Bowles Children’s Farm to uncover the fascinating world of agriculture and animal adaptations! Students will have the opportunity to observe firsthand how different animals have unique adaptations that allow them to thrive in specific environments. Our facilitators will lead engaging discussions and interactive activities to help students understand and appreciate the natural world around them. Student will be immersed in farm life and agriculture during the visit and will have the opportunity to get hands on experience feeding the animals, helping with their care, and seeing how farming and people are connected.
Farm Field Trips September 23-November 8, 2024.
Time: 2 hours
Pricing: $330 per class, up to 28 children
Standards:
Kindergarten: K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1
1st Grade: 1-LS1-2, 1-LS3-1
2nd Grade: 2-LS2-1, 2-LS2-2, 2-LS4-1
3rd Grade: 3-LS2-1, 3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-2, 3-LS4-3
21st Century Skills: Communication, Critical Thinking, Caring, Creativity, Collaboration
Grades
5-8
teambuilding on the greenway
Building upon science and engineering practices, students will ask questions and define problems, develop models and scientific investigations, analyze data to construct solutions, and engage in constructive dialogue to evaluate success.
Activity Options: Low Ropes, Kayaking, Archery, Hikes, Competitive Scavenger Hunt, On the Ground Teambuilding
Time: Minimum of 2 hours
Pricing: $18 per child
21st Century Skills: Communication, Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration
outreach PROGRAM
{we come to your school}
on the ground teambuilding
Students work together to solve problems and work through challenges as a group.
Time: 1 hour
Pricing: $10 per child
21st Century Skills: Communication, Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration.
