Focused Field Trips

Experience the Science Center in an entirely new way with our Focused Field Trips-designed to help build science skills in your students!

At the core of this program is a free teacher orientation and sets of downloadable materials that will prepare you, your students, and your chaperones for a Science Center Focused Field Trip.


Follow the link above to find our new and expanded pre- and post-visit materials, state standards-based teacher and student guides, related demonstrations and activities, teacher workshops and bilingual chaperone preparation guides.

Teachers who complete our Teacher Orientation will be awarded an Arizona Science Center Teacher Certification good for two years and 2 hours of professional development, and receive a FREE Educator's Membership.

How to book your field trip

Before you call to make your reservation:

1. If you are a qualifying Title 1 school, please let the reservationist know at the beginning of your conversation
2. Pick three potential days for your school trip
3. Decide approximately what time you would like to arrive at the Center
4. Make sure you have available transportation
5. Confirm permission for the trip with your school administrator

To schedule your field trip, call Reservations at 602-716-2028 (please allow 15 minutes for the call). The Center can only accommodate a specific number of groups each day, so have alternative dates in mind. Reservations must be made at least three weeks in advance.

Additional Options
for your Focused Field Trip:

School Group Pricing
Exhibits Are you a Title 1 school?	$6
Add Planetarium Show or IMAX Film	$2

 

Teacher Orientation: Making the Most of Your Field Trip

To register, please call 602-716-2028.

This is a free, two hour workshop to introduce teachers to Arizona Science Center's philosophy and approach to Focused Field Trips. The orientation covers the following:

• Preparing students for a field trip to the Science Center - what the research suggests and what experience has shown
• Preparing your chaperones for field trips - how to encourage chaperones to work with students
• Pre- and post-visit activities including discussions and investigations
• Using Teacher Guides and Investigation materials
• A guided tour of the Science Center using Investigations
• Developing a plan for your visit

 

Focused field trip orientation schedule

Call 602-716-2028 to register 

4:30 - 6:30 p.m.: Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008

4:30 - 6:30 p.m.: Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009

9:30 - 11:30 a.m.: Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009

4:30 - 6:30 p.m.: Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009

9:30 - 11:30 a.m.: Saturday, Feb, 21, 2009

4:30 - 6:30 p.m.: Wednesday, March 11, 2009

9:30 - 11:30 a.m.: Saturday, March 14, 2009

4:30 - 6:30 p.m.: Wednesday, April 8, 2009

9:30 - 11:30 a.m.: Saturday, April 18, 2009