Class Field Trips
Open Field Trips Fall 2019
Gateway Science Museum is open for classroom visits for all grade levels. Open Field trips include one hands-on standards based activity and guide-led exploration of the museum’s exhibits(opens in new window), allowing for discovery and inquiry. Experienced museum field trip guides dedicated to your class provide an introduction to the museum and lead your class through each exhibit and an activity module.
Activity Modules
Friction
Gain a better understanding of friction through this hands-on experiment with a variety of surfaces and ramps (K-2) or elastic stretch vs. surface (3-5).
Wildlife
Explore how you can use the evidence from an animal's pelt and skull to determine if it is a predator or prey, where they might live, and what they might eat.
Circuits
Gain a better understanding of the change in energy from one form to another by completing a circuit. Explore the pathways and connections to power to light bulb, sound machines, and fans.
SCHEDULE YOUR FIELD TRIP!(opens in new window)
Gateway Science Museum Field Trips are Wednesdays and Fridays
this Fall from 9-10:20a.m. OR 10:40a.m.-noon.
Sign-ups for Spring field trips will begin November 15, 2019!
