1st Grade Earth Science Field Trips

Field Trips for 1st Grade Earth Science
Earth’s Place in the Universe

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Provider Name	Resource Link	Provider Location	Abstract
California Academy of Sciences	Planetarium: Sun, Moon, and Stars (Grades K-2)	San Francisco	A special presentation for younger viewers. The show focuses on the difference between day and night, the motion of the sun and moon, and the patterns of stars in the night sky.
Chabot Space and Science Center	Wonders of Weather	Oakland	What is weather? How do meteorologists measure the weather? In this workshop, we will explore different kinds of weather and how it is formed, the tools that meteorologists use to measure the weather, and then apply our understanding through crafts that explore the water cycle, temperature, and wind. By the end of this workshop, students will know how the sun, water, and air work together to create weather, and how meteorologists measure these three parts. They will know how these measurement devices (thermometers, anemometers, and barometers) work, and how to use them, along with their senses, to predict weather themselves.
Exploratorium	Outdoor Gallery: Open your senses to this place by the Bay.	San Francisco	Investigate forces shaping the City, Bay, and region. Watch shifting winds and tides, reveal hidden life, shake a bridge, observe human behavior, and find new ways to notice the places we inhabit.
Exploratorium	Fisher Bay Observatory Gallery 6: Observing Landscapes	San Francisco	Explore the local environment. Natural and human forces interact to create the dynamic landscape surrounding us. Learn to uncover the stories embedded in a place by directly observing the geography, history, and ecology of the San Francisco Bay region.
Hiller Aviation Museum	Star Watchers - Field Trip	San Carlos	Take an adventure into the night-time sky! Students enter a giant inflatable Starlab dome to explore by day the stars, planets and constellations that will be visible in the sky that night and discover the means by which early navigators found directions and plotted their courses by the stars.
Hiller Aviation Museum	Eye on the Sky - Field Trip	San Carlos	Investigate the sky by day and night! Discover the water cycle’s role in cloud formation and identify the cloud types that impact aviation while constructing cloud cards. Then, crawl beneath the expansive dome of the Starlab planetarium to investigate stars, planets and constellations found in the nighttime sky.
Lick Observatory	Dome Tour	Santa Cruz	A staff person is available to give a 15 minute talk in the 36-inch telescope dome. The teacher leads class through the gift shop. This is a general tour-- students will not get to look through the telescope. It is their decision to maximize the effectiveness of these tours by limiting them to college astronomy classes, science teachers workshops, and professional societies.
Math Science Nucleus	Searching the Universe	Fremont	We all look at the stars and wonder "What is up there?" Students make their own star (superball) and compare the stars by the heat they generate. Students go into the Miller Stardome and learn to recognize constellations and learn the myths behind them.
Math Science Nucleus	Solar System and Beyond	Fremont	Understanding how humans learned about the Solar System is a fasination look into how science progresses. We look at the rotation/revolution of the Solar System including the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud. Students compare Earth and space rocks and how the phases of the Moon are created They make a book mark with original paper from the 1967 Apollo Moon Mission.
Point Bonita YMCA	Introduction to the Marin Headlands	Sausalito	Explore the natural and cultural history of the Marin Headlands on an engaging hike along the trails and batteries near Point Bonita YMCA's campus. Learn about the plants, animals, minerals and people that have inhabited this national park. Depending on Park availability, a tour of the historic Point Bonita Lighthouse can be requested as part of this program.
Randall Museum	Air and Wind - Grades 1 - 3	San Francisco	We are surrounded by Earth’s atmosphere, an amazing mixture of gases that sustains life on our planet. By participating in exploration activities, students learn how different properties of air are used in various real-world applications. Students also learn what forces drive winds that sweep through our lives and create weather systems.
The Lawrence	Self-Guided Visit	Berkeley	Take your students to the Lawrence Hall of Science to enjoy the exhibits. Outdoor Nature Lab Animal Explorations Well Played Young Explorers Area Planetarium Hands-on Biotech Forces that Shape the Bay
Tilden Nature Area-Tilden Regional Park	Tailored Naturalist Program: Habitats	Berkeley	the Tilden Naturalists can adapt their programs to meet the specific needs of your science unit. Sign up for a fieldtrip via the lottery system and give them a call once you are selected.

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