Field Trip Project:

The Natural History Museum

By: Stephanie Barragan
Viviana Maldonado
Silvia Zamora
Staphany Perez
Planning

Cost: Free admission for all students, teachers and chaperones.

(If more than 6 chaperones wish to come, they will need to purchase a $10 ticket)

The Museum is open from 9:30 am to 5pm Daily. We will take our trip on a
Tuesday where students will meet in school and the bus will leave at 8:45 am. We
will arrive at the Natural History Museum promptly at 9:30am. We will leave the
museum at 2:30 pm and a 30 minute lunch will be given at 12 pm.

6 Chaperones: Students will be split into 6 groups of 5 (one chaperone to every

group) Chaperones will lead students into different exhibits spending 25 min. in
each exhibit. Guided Programs: Fossil Detectives (45 min.) & Pond Life (45 min.)
PREPARING OUR STUDENTS
Before our field trip students will

● Read a book about natural museums

● Such as The Field Mouse and a Dinosaur Named Sue
● Students will review the vocabulary
● Worksheets will be available for students to review over the terms and what
they have learned from the reading book
Term Definition

Ecosystem An area within the natural environment in which physical factors, such as rocks and soil, interact with
organisms, such as plants and animals, within the same habitat to create a stable system.

Climate Temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, rainfall, and numerous other meteorological
elements in a given region over long periods of time.

Predator An organism that hunts other organisms for food.

Prey An organism that is hunted.

Adaptation Something an organism has (physical) or does (behavioral) to help it survive in its habitat. For example,
a horse species’ tall teeth are an adaptation to grind tough grass

Extinct A species that no long exists as a living organism. An organism becomes extinct when the last existing
member of that species dies.

Extant A species that is still alive today.

Food Sources Where and how animals find their food.

Geology The study of the earth as recorded in rocks and minerals.

 Field Trip Time
● Age of Mammals: Children will apply the
vocabulary they have learned in class during a
case study of an animal they have chosen in
their group. Other Exhibits to Explore:
● Fossil Detective Activity: Students will investigate the 1. Gem and Mineral Hall
lives of ancient animals by looking at the clues left 2. Dinosaur Hall
behind on their fossils. (this will be a guided activity)
● Pond Life: Students will discover the diversity in a
3. Bird Hall
pond. They will practice collection skills and closely
observe what they find and identify and document
the wildlife that lives in Los Angeles.
● Becoming L.A Exhibit: will show students the
timeline of Los Angeles and the different eras in
Post-Visit
Students will work with the same
assigned groups to compare their
worksheet notes on the mammal they
investigated at the National History
Museum.
 Five Stanza
Poem
In class, students will create a 5-
stanza poem from the
perspective of their animal and
present to their classmates.