Field Trips To Go

We’re doing what we can to make school feel more “normal” for your classroom this year. If you can’t bring your students to us, we’ll bring the Museum’s brand of experiential learning to you – through a virtual field trip using our Field Trips To Go program.

  • Flexible to meet your schedule
  • Aligned with common core and next generation science learning standards
  • Designed with active learning in mind

Take a sneak peek at what we’ve got to offer in this preview video:

For the 2020-21 school year, we’re offering 6 different Field Trip To Go topics for your classes, with three different delivery options to suit your individual needs. Click each topic to learn more about content and learning standards covered in the field trip, as well as package options to bring the Museum’s brand of learning right into your classroom – virtually.

Six curriculum topics:

All About Animals (K – 3)
Build It (K – 3)
Motion Quest* (Pre-K – 1)
Sensational Senses (Pre-K – 1)
Vibrations (K – 3)
Water Investigations* (K – 3)

* Package One only

 

3 packages to choose from:
 ONE TWO THREE
$150 $200 $250

icon photo film mediaRECORDED VIDEO ACCESS

A two-week online video library rental of classroom activities and informational videos, flexible for in-person or remote learning (up to two hours of activities)

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icon paintbrushKITS

Up to 30 supply kits shipped to you with all the materials needed for all activities in the series

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icon microphoneLIVE SESSION

Live video conference session with a Museum educator to lead an additional activity with your classroom

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How to Book Your Field Trip To Go

Please select your chosen topic from the curriculum topic list above to see available virtual field trip options and click the links on those pages. For additional information or questions, call our field trip hotline at (847) 832-6923.

Benefits of virtual field trips:

  • More than 30 minutes of standards-aligned video content in each package
  • Perfect for remote instruction, hybrid learning, and in-person classes
  • Six different topics for ages 3 to 9
  • Flexible plans to work for your classroom, childcare, or home school situation
  • Extension activities to continue hands-on learning experiences
  • Guides to easily follow along for educators and parents
  • Early learning standards listed for teachers

Questions? Call (847) 832-6923, or e-mail info@kcmgc.org

Field Trips To Go have been generously supported by:

Wintrust

All About Animals (K – 3)
Learn about the interesting ways in which animals from Illinois adapt and create their own homes.
Build It (K – 3)
Investigate and explore construction and building using the engineering process.
Motion Quest (Pre-K – 1)
Investigate all the ways inclined planes and other simple machines work and impact motion.
Sensational Senses (Pre-K – 1)
Explore how our five senses help us to understand our world and solve problems around us.
Vibrations (K – 3)
Learn about the physics of sound and how it can change, as well as how sound is created.
Water Investigations (K – 3)
Explore the movement of water, and engage in sensory experiences through water play.