Students will observe weather data and make their very own weather instrument to take home.
Capacity: 120
1st Grade
Georgia Standards of Excellence: S1E1
Field Trip will run for 3 hours and include the following programs (in no particular order):
- The Mark Smith Planetarium is an immersive full dome digital Space Theater that offers GSE-related astronomy programming.
- Observe the sky and explore seasons and weather patterns throughout the year.
- Our Discovery House consists of three fully interactive floors, including the Mini-Zoo, that you will be guided to and given tips on the best ways to explore.
- Create and design on our top floor in the Artist’s Garret.
- Observe the many animals in our Mini-Zoo on the main floor.
- Explore weather, dig for fossils, and more on our bottom floor in the Scientist’s Workshop.
- STEAM Activities occur in our designated classroom space where students learn and create through the STEAM process.
- Define temperature and thermometer.
- Define precipitation and rain gauge.
- Observe current sky conditions.
- Discuss seasonal weather patterns while creating a wind sock.
- Our newly renovated outdoor picnic area provides covered and uncovered lunch spots for our field trip groups. During this time you may visit our Museum Store.
- Lunch should remain on the bus until lunch time as there is no storage at the Museum.
- You may order/cater lunch for your group. Please let the Front Desk know ahead of time. The Museum is not responsible for your food order.
- If you choose to visit the Museum Store, please send in 10 students at a time with a chaperone THROUGHOUT your lunch time. Waiting until the very end of your lunch time will slow the check-out process and may cause you to miss your final program/bus departure.