Kindergarten Life Science Field Trips
Field Trips for Kindergarten Life Science
Animals, Plants and Their Environment
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| Provider Name | Resource Link | Provider Location | Abstract |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardenwood Historic Farm | Farm Animals/Farm Chores | Fremont | Focus on farms and farm animals with hands-on activities including processing feed, animal feeding, tending crops and gardens. Program is 45 minutes long. |
| Crab Cove Visitor Center and Aquarium | Creatures of the Bay | Alameda | Students explore animal basic needs and habitats while learning about a few of the creatures of the bay. |
| CuriOdyssey | Wildlife Program: Animal Super Powers | San Mateo | What if you could breathe under water, run faster, blend into your surroundings or fly? How could these skills help you? There are many animals that have their very own “super power”…..they have adaptations. Students will learn what adaptations are and how animals can use them to survive. |
| CuriOdyssey | Wildlife Program: What's on the Menu? | San Mateo | Did you know that animals eat different things? Animals are able to eat certain foods based on where they live and what they look like (their body). Students will learn about tooth structure, habitats and adaptations of herbivores, omnivores, carnivores, decomposers and experience a live animal feeding. |
| CuriOdyssey | Fur, Feathers, Scales, or Exoskeletons - Field Trip | San Mateo | Explore the basic coverings of mammals, birds, reptiles, and arthropods. Students can touch and talk about similarities, differences, and functions of each type of covering, plus see some wonderful live examples of animals that are covered in fur, feathers, scales, or exoskeletons. Animal Ambassadors vary and may include: Rabbit, rat, bird, snake, blue-tongued skink, tarantula, cockroach, and millipede. FOSS Links: Animals Two by Two, Plants and Animals, Insects and Plants. Also available as an in-class program. |
| CuriOdyssey | Wildlife Program: Thrive and Survive | San Mateo | Did you know that people and animals need the same resources in order to live? What if one or more of those resources were gone? How could this affect animals? People? Students will learn how changes to the environment can affect animals. They will also discover how animals react to pesticides and what can happen if non-native animals take over resources. In this program, we will explore how people can help conserve resources such as food, water and space to help animals survive. What small changes can we make in our daily lives to help conserve and protect the natural resources we all share? |
| CuriOdyssey | Wildlife Program: Catch Me if You Can | San Mateo | Have you ever played tag? How did you stay away from the person who was “it”? Did you hide or run very fast? In nature, animals have to be on the look out for predators – survival is the goal! Learn how animals keep themselves alive and how they defend themselves. |
| CuriOdyssey | Wildlife Program: Here, There, Habitats are Everywhere | San Mateo | Could you live in the desert, tundra or both? Did you know that most animals can live in one or two types of habitats? In this program, we will learn how animals are equipped for different environments such as the heat of the desert, shadows of the forest, underground and in your backyard. Students will make a connection between the type of habitat and the adaptations needed to live there. |
| CuriOdyssey | Wildlife Program: Animal Connections | San Mateo | Meet animal ambassadors from CuriOdyssey and make special connections through a variety of learning methods. This program is designed to fit and support a variety of cognitive and developmental needs. Please contact the Programs Animal Keeper for more information on how we can construct this program to fit the needs of your group. |
| EcoCenter at Heron's Head Park | Field Trips to the EcoCenter | San Francisco | The EcoCenter located in Heron’s Head Park serves as a classroom for many local schools, community-based organizations, and government agencies. The EcoCenter’s motto of "Discovering Nature Through Hands-on Learning" is exhibited in its regular programming and seasonal workshops. Beyond the classroom, the EcoCenter includes an outdoor Nature Exploration Area, winner of UNICEF’s 2021 Cities Inspires Award, for the safe, clean, sustainable, and child-friendly environments category. Youth and families can play in the Create with Nature Zones, challenge their balance on the suspended rope bridge, hide in the tree cave or simply relax, taking in the views and reflecting on the juxtaposition of the park and its industrial surroundings. Spring 2023 says online field trip registration coming soon. In the meantime, call for information. |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium | Discovery Lab Workshop | Monterey | In an interactive classroom setting, your students will get a fun, hands-on introduction to some of Monterey Bay's most precious habitats and the animals that live there. All programs include time for self-guided exploration of the Aquarium. |
| Monterey Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center | Self-Guided Tours | Santa Cruz | You determine the focus and set the pace. Docents will welcome your group to the Center and be available to assist while you explore the exhibits and answer any questions you may have. |
| Monterey Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center | Beach Exploration | Santa Cruz | From large birds and mammals, to small insects and algae, the beach is home to lots of different creatures. What makes this habitat special and how can people help keep it safe for the creatures that call it home? Students will participate in a beach scavenger hunt to explore this ecosystem, then investigate what they found using their senses and science tools. |
| Monterey Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center | Guided Tours | Santa Cruz | Experience the Exploration Center with your own personal tour guide. Your group will be split into smaller groups of 8-12 to explore our exhibits with a trained docent who will provide an orientation, focused discussions and observations. 75 minutes Group Size: Maximum of 35 participants *Not including Chaperones *Chaperones are free |
| Oakland Zoo | ZooSchool | Oakland | Bring your class to the Zoo and experience a day full of adventure! Upon arrival each class will be greeted by an Education Specialist, who will bring you to a classroom and introduce your theme. Then you will venture in to the Zoo to explore and observe the plants and animals on a guided tour. After your tour, you will return to your classroom to wrap up and review the day's activities. After your program has ended you can head back into the Zoo to eat a picnic lunch, or back to visit the animals until your departure time. FREE or DISCOUNTED for East Bay Title 1 schools, Apply to the Zoo to Community Program at http://www.oaklandzoo.org/Zoo_to_Community.php |
| Randall Museum | Animal Presentations: Reptiles and Amphibians | San Francisco | Through interactions with our Animal Ambassadors, students will learn about what makes reptiles different from amphibians. |
| Randall Museum | Animal Presentations: Oceans: Intertidal Ecosystem | San Francisco | In the ocean exhibit, students will see some of native intertidal species. Learn about the bizarre sea urchin, see the tube feet of the sea star, and maybe even see the pipefish eat! |
| Randall Museum | Animal Presentations: Super Senses | San Francisco | Learn about the special ways animals sense with different body parts and how these are different from how we do it! |
| San Francisco Zoo | Close Encounters - The Wild City | San Francisco | There is nothing quite as memorable to a child as touching the sleek scales of a snake or petting the soft fur of a chinchilla. Close Encounters offer an up-close, hands-on experience with animals in the Zoo Classroom. These programs, designed to complement your science curriculum, draw students into the wonders of nature while educating them about the animals who share their world. |
| Seymour Marine Discovery Center | Guided Tours of the Seymour Marine Discovery Center | Santa Cruz | Reserve your own docent to guide your students through the amazing sights and sounds of a working marine lab. Discover where, what, and how ocean scientists learn about marine mammals and their incredible abilities. Your students will peer at some special marine mammals residing at the lab to help scientists investigate how their well-adapted bodies function. Learn how ongoing science at Long Marine Lab can help conservation efforts for animals in the wild. Before or after your guided tour, students can explore how scientists work through interactive exhibits and aquaria |
| Sulphur Creek Nature Center | Learning Labs: Vertebrates | Hayward | The education staff will immerse you in the study of Vertebrates |
| Sulphur Creek Nature Center | Learning Labs: Feathers | Hayward | The education staff will immerse you in the study of Feathers |
| The Gardens at Heather Farms | Seed Secrets at the Garden | Walnut Creek | Students work together to dissect lima beans. They learn and identify each part of a seed and its function. Students will become familiar with the life cycle of a plant, and discover the importance of seeds for plant reproduction. Students will also have the opportunity to plant a seed that can be used as an in class extension. |
| The Gardens at Heather Farms | The Power of Pollination at The Gardens | Walnut Creek | Butterflies, bees, and more! Learn about the animals that move pollen from plant to plant to generate seeds and create fruit. Students will discover how pollinators are crucial to a plants' life cycle through a hands-on pollination activity to see how important these tiny animals really are. Find out how pollinators and plants communicate with each other to help our gardens grow and give us the delicious food we enjoy. Students will end class searching for pollinators in our own garden. |
| 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. |
| UC Botanical Garden | Patterns in Nature - Math in the Garden | Berkeley | Develop your mathematical skills and powers of observation as you apply them to the beauty and diversity of plants surrounding you in the Garden. Look for geometric shapes, angles, symmetry, and patterns, even fractals and Fibonacci numbers! Discover how nature’s designs are adaptations helping plants to survive. Activities will be selected to be grade-level appropriate. |