Elementary & Middle School Workshops
Our STEAM based in-school field trips bring the power of the natural world into your classroom through hands-on, standards-based learning experiences! Each program is aligned to the GSE for science, and includes pre- and post-instructional materials to integrate our programs into your curriculum
In-School Field Trips
Example Programs
Ecosystem Energy Flows!
In this high-energy game students become the inhabitants of an ecosystem, where they investigate how energy flows while making decisions about what to eat and how not to get eaten!
GSE TIE-INS:
S4L1 S5L2 S7L4 S8P2 SB5 SEV1 SEC4
Staying Wet in the Desert
In this engineering activity, students discover the world of adaptations by constructing a creature that is able to survive and stay moist in a hot, dry desert!
GSE TIE-INS:
S3L1 S4L1 S5L1 S5L2 S7L1 S7L2 S7L3 S7L4 S7L5
SB3 SB5 SB6 SEC2 SEC3 SEV1 SZ2 SZ4
Talking Without Words
In this group investigation, students discover the mechanics of light and sound waves by modeling communication techniques found in the animal kingdom!
GSE TIE-INS:
S1P1, S4P1, S4P2, S8P4
Where Do I Belong?
In this classroom game, students investigate Georgia’s five geographic regions and predict the traits of the organisms that thrive there.
GSE TIE-INS:
S3L1, S7L1, S7L4, SEV1
Origins of Electricity
In this engineering activity, students discover where their electricity comes from by constructing a model device to convert kinetic or potential energy into electrical energy.
GSE TIE-INS:
S3L2, S5P2, S5P3, S6E6, S8P2, S8P5, SEV3
Water Gets Hotter!
In this natural selection game students play the role of corals on a reef, using their individual traits to determine who will survive the warming oceans and what traits the next generation of reefs may have.
GSE TIE-INS:
S3L1, S4L1, S5L2, S7L2, S7L3, S7L4, S7L5, SB3, SB5, SB6
Pollinator Frenzy!
In this fast-paced game students take on the role of pollinators and plants, competing to survive and modeling the complex interactions between organisms in an ecosystem.
GSE TIE-INS:
S2L1, S7L4, SB5, SEV4
Build-A-Watershed
In this group investigation students manipulate how water flows across a landscape by constructing a functional, three-dimensional watershed that spans 400 square feet.
GSE TIE-INS:
S1E1, S2E3, S3E1, S3L2, S4E3, S5E1, S6E3, S6E5, SEV4
Biodiversity Battles!
In this turn-based competition, teams of students play the role of diverse ecosystems and mono-cultures to investigate how biodiversity affects survival in a changing environment.
GSE TIE-INS:
S3L2, S4L1, S7L1, S7L3, S7L4, S7L5, SB5, SEV2, SEV5
Trash Bag Dissection
In this group investigation students reflect on the types of waste we produce by dissecting a household trash bag and categorizing its contents.
GSE TIE-INS:
S2P1, SEV4, SEV5
Custom Programs are available to fit your specific classroom needs!