Field Trip Lesson Menu
How lessons work:
We have a classroom space at LWOW that we rotate students into by class during your 1.5hr visit. If you bring 3 classes, lessons can be up to 20 minutes long. If you rotate 4 classes or groups, lessons will be about 15 minutes long.
Please note some lessons offered are more complex and require the full 20 minutes.
*Indicates labs with food elements. Please ask for specific allergy information.
Science Lesson | Grade level | Description | Time limitations | Content TEKS |
Light Drawing | PK-5 | Students investigate energy flow using black lights and phosphorescent sheets | None | K.8(B) 3.8(A) 5.8(C) |
*Cookie Excavation | PK-3 | Students model Paleontologists on a fossil dig with chocolate chip cookies | None | 3.12(D) |
*Oreo Moon Phases | PK-4 | Students model the changing appearance of the moon using Oreo cookies | None | 2.9(A) 4.9(B) |
Exploding Volcanoes | PK-5 | Students model an exploding volcano by creating the volcano and erupting it using vinegar and baking soda | This lesson can only be scheduled with 3 classes in a reservation. | 2.6(A) 3.6 (B) 3.10(C) 4.6(A) 5.6(A) |
Uneven Forces Demo | 1-5 | Students will watch the instructor model uneven forces with balloon rockets and a film canister rocket. | None | 1.7(A,B) 2.7(B) 3.7 (A) 5.7 (A,B) |
*Food Webs and Chains | 1-5 | Students will observe earthworms, model earthworms (gummies), and discuss the role worms play in the forest ecosystem | This lesson can only be scheduled with 3 classes in a reservation. | 1.13(A) 2.12(A,B) 2.13 (B) 3.12(B) |
Weathering and Erosion | 2-5 | Students will use a simple stream table to model how the flow of water affects the Earth’s Surface | This lesson can only be scheduled with two classes in a reservation. There are 5 trials varying the amount of water and environmental factors on Erosion. Approximately 45 minutes in length. | 2.10(A) 3.10 (B) 4.10 (B) 5.10 (C ) |