School Field Trip Programs
Bubbles!: This sensory program will get students learning about their senses and how to make observations using bubbles. (NYSS / Sci21/NGSS: P-PS1-1)
Colorful Creations: This introductory art program encourages students to use their senses to make observations using colors and learn the basics of color mixing. (NYSS / Sci21/NGSS: P-PS1-1)
Dinosaurs: Step back in time to uncover the world of dinosaurs through fossils, hands-on activities, and interactive discoveries about life long ago. (NYSS/Sci21/NGSS: K-ESS1-2, K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1)
Portable Planetarium: Experience the night sky indoors with an exciting tour of the constellations in our digital 4K planetarium. Topics include: astronomy, earth science, history, and mythology. Reach out to our educators for more information about available shows. For groups of 75 people or less.
Pushes & Pulls – Mysterious Magnets: Explore the invisible force of magnetism. Students engage in hands-on activities that help them understand the mysterious ways of magnets. (NYSS /Sci21/NGSS: P-PS4-1)
Bear’s Shadow: Students will be introduced to Bear and make observations that will help them determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface. (NYSS /Sci21/NGSS: K-PS3-1)
Bubbles!: This sensory program will get students learning about their senses and how to make observations using bubbles. (NYSS / Sci21/NGSS: P-PS1-1)
Chain Reaction Machines: By building inventive chain reaction machines, students will discover cause-and-effect, simple machines, and problem-solving in action (NYSS/Sci21/NGSS: K-PS2-2, K-2-ETS1-3)
Colorful Creations: This introductory art program encourages students to use their senses to make observations using colors and learn the basics of color mixing. (NYSS / Sci21/NGSS: P-PS1-1)
Dinosaurs: Step back in time to uncover the world of dinosaurs through fossils, hands-on activities, and interactive discoveries about life long ago. (NYSS/Sci21/NGSS: K-ESS1-2, K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1)
Hudson River Life Adventure: Students discover the plants, animals, and habitats that make the Hudson River a vibrant ecosystem. They investigate different ecological zones and learn how living things adapt and depend on one another to survive. (NYSS / Sci21/NGSS: K-LS1-1, 3-LS1-1, 3-LS4-3)
Portable Planetarium: Experience the night sky indoors with an exciting tour of the constellations in our digital 4K planetarium. Topics include: astronomy, earth science, history, and mythology. Reach out to our educators for more information about available shows. For groups of 75 people or less.
Pushes & Pulls – Mysterious Magnets: Explore the invisible force of magnetism. Students engage in hands-on activities that help them understand the mysterious ways of magnets. (NYSS /Sci21/NGSS: K-PS2-1)
Bear’s Shadow: Students will hang out with Bear and make observations to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year. (NYSS /Sci21/NGSS: 1-ESS1-2)
Bubbles!: This sensory program will get students learning about their senses and how to make observations using bubbles. (NYSS / Sci21/NGSS: P-PS1-1)
Chain Reaction Machines: By building inventive chain reaction machines, students will discover cause-and-effect, simple machines, and problem-solving in action (NYSS/Sci21/NGSS: K-PS2-2, K-2-ETS1-3)
Dinosaurs: Step back in time to uncover the world of dinosaurs through fossils, hands-on activities, and interactive discoveries about life long ago. (NYSS/Sci21/NGSS: 2 LS3-1, 1-LS1-1, 2-ES1-1, K-ESS1-2)
Engineering a Fairy Tale: You Can Huff and You Can Puff But You Can’t Blow My House Down: Using the fairy tale classic, The Three Little Pigs, students design and construct the strongest house that will withstand the huffing and puffing of the big bad wolf. (NYSS /Sci21/NGSS: K-2-ETS1-1, K-2-ETS1-2, K-2-ETS1-3)
Hudson River Life Adventure: Students discover the plants, animals, and habitats that make the Hudson River a vibrant ecosystem. They investigate different ecological zones and learn how living things adapt and depend on one another to survive. (NYSS / Sci21/NGSS: K-LS1-1, 3-LS1-1, 3-LS4-3)
Portable Planetarium: Experience the night sky indoors with an exciting tour of the constellations in our digital 4K planetarium. Topics include: astronomy, earth science, history, and mythology. Reach out to our educators for more information about available shows. For groups of 75 people or less.
Pushes & Pulls – Mysterious Magnets: Explore the invisible force of magnetism. Students engage in hands-on activities that help them understand the mysterious ways of magnets. (NYSS /Sci21/NGSS: K-PS2-1)
Bear’s Shadow: Students will hang out with Bear and make observations to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year. (NYSS /Sci21/NGSS: 1-ESS1-2)
Chain Reaction Machines: By building inventive chain reaction machines, students will discover cause-and-effect, simple machines, and problem-solving in action (NYSS/Sci21/NGSS: 2-PS1-2, K-2-ETS1-3, 3-PS2-1)
Dinosaurs: Step back in time to uncover the world of dinosaurs through fossils, hands-on activities, and interactive discoveries about life long ago. (NYSS/Sci21/NGSS: 2 LS3-1, 1-LS1-1, 2-ES1-1, K-ESS1-2)
Engineering a Fairy Tale: Building in the Hudson Valley has forced animals of all kinds to move out of their natural environments. It’s up to the rescue veterinarians to design and construct a home that will keep animals safe from the human world. (NYSS /Sci21/NGSS: K-2-ETS1-1, K-2-ETS1-2, K-2-ETS1-3)
Engineering for Earthquakes: As earthquake engineers, students use materials to construct an earthquake-safe structure and test to determine if it is a seismically sound structure that will withstand an earthquake. (NYSS /Sci21/NGSS: 4-ESS3-2)
Hudson River Life Adventure: Students discover the plants, animals, and habitats that make the Hudson River a vibrant ecosystem. They investigate different ecological zones and learn how living things adapt and depend on one another to survive. (NYSS / Sci21/NGSS: K-LS1-1, 3-LS1-1, 3-LS4-3)
Hudson River Rock Explorers: Students dig into the forces that shape the Hudson Valley over millions of years. Through interactive activities, they explore rock types, landforms, and how glaciers and rivers continue to change the landscape today. (NYSS /Sci21/NGSS: 2-ESS1-1)
Portable Planetarium: Experience the night sky indoors with an exciting tour of the constellations in our digital 4K planetarium. Topics include: astronomy, earth science, history, and mythology. Reach out to our educators for more information about available shows. For groups of 75 people or less.
Chain Reaction Machines: By building inventive chain reaction machines, students will discover cause-and-effect, simple machines, and problem-solving in action (NYSS/Sci21/NGSS: 3-PS2-1, 3-5-ETS1-2, 4-PS3-1, 4PS3-3, 4-PS3-4, 3-5 ETS1-2, 5-PS2-1)
Engineering a Rollercoaster: Students design and test their own mini rollercoasters as they explore forces, motion, and energy through hands-on engineering challenges. (NYSS/Sci21/NGSS: 3-PS2-1, 3-PS2-2, 4-PS3-3, ETS1.A, 5-PS2-1)
Engineering for Earthquakes: As earthquake engineers, students use materials to construct an earthquake-safe structure and test to determine if it is a seismically sound structure that will withstand an earthquake. (NYSS /Sci21/NGSS: 4-ESS3-2)
Hudson River Detectives: Students investigate the ecosystems of the Hudson River through hands-on stations along the riverbank. They will collect data, analyze ecosystems, and explore how weather, water, geology, animals, and human activity shape this ever-changing environment. (NYSS /Sci21/NGSS: 5-ESS2-2, 4-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1, 5-PS1-3)
Hudson River Rock Explorers: Students dig into the forces that shape the Hudson Valley over millions of years. Through interactive activities, they explore rock types, landforms, and how glaciers and rivers continue to change the landscape today. (NYSS /Sci21/NGSS: 2-ESS1-1)
Portable Planetarium: Experience the night sky indoors with an exciting tour of the constellations in our digital 4K planetarium. Topics include: astronomy, earth science, history, and mythology. Reach out to our educators for more information about available shows. For groups of 75 people or less.
Stomp Rockets: Some rockets carry science tools—not scientists—into space! Students design, build, and test rockets and support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down. (NYSS /Sci21/NGSS: 5-PS2-1)