PreK - 6th Grade Field Trips
Sense of Wonder
Grade: PreK – K
Duration: 2 hours
Young adventurers will use their senses to explore Lacawac’s living classroom. Activities such as looking for shapes and colors, listening to forest sounds, and using their hands to find textures will foster an appreciation and curiosity for the natural world.
Earth Cycles
Grade: K - 1
Duration: 2 - 3 hours
Observe the fascinating changes in nature on an exciting forest exploration. Seasons, weather, even animals and plants change as they grow. Search for nymphs, larva, seedlings, and more while identifying life stages. Using insect and amphibian models students will reconstruct the steps from egg to adult.
Amazing Adaptations
Grade: 1 - 2
Duration: 2 - 3 hours
Discover tricks animals use to survive. Experiential activities support the discovery of living and nonliving things by exploring structure and movement. Play an interactive predator/prey game to understand the importance of camouflage in a forest habitat. Add a free "CSI" animal investigation classroom program to learn more about habitats and adaptations to enhance your field experience. Click HERE for more information.
Nature Detectives
Grade: 2 - 3
Duration: 2 - 3 hours
Look for clues to discover the telltale signs left by animals. Critical thinking and problem solving are key components to this fun and interactive excursion. Collect and classify plants and animals based on characteristics. Learn about biodiversity and habitat needs through inquiry and exploration. Add a free "CSI" critter science investigation classroom program to learn more about habitats and adaptations to enhance your field experience. Click HERE for more information.
Watershed Connections
Grades: 4 – 6
Classroom visit (free if scheduled with the field trip)
A Lacawac educator will provide an experiential introduction to watersheds during this informative program. Students will use topographic maps to learn how to map their school watershed and know their watershed address. Students create variable surface cover models to measure and record runoff versus infiltration to understand storm water management and groundwater dynamics. This activity helps students master the science of how water cycles through the environment and the importance of water as a natural resource.
Field trip
Duration: 3 hours (can be done as a stand-alone field trip)
Using dip nets, students will collect and sort aquatic macroinvertebrates from a lentic ecosystem. During a lab station students identify organisms to determine water quality. A walk through the watershed will give students an opportunity to interact with wetlands and a forest ecosystem to determine how land use affects runoff, infiltration, and water quality. Students identify the boundaries of the Lacawac watershed using a topographic map. Data collected during the trip will be used to make conclusions about the role humans play in maintaining a healthy water supply.
For more information and to schedule a field trip contact:
Phone: 570–689–9494
Email: natalie.wasilchak@lacawac.org
Phone: 570–689–9494
Email: natalie.wasilchak@lacawac.org
