Philadelphia Field Trip

Again, not Colorado, but a very good family field trip! We will go for one day to Philadelphia, but longer could very enjoyable. If you are going there you will find a lot to do. See if you can incorporate it into last year or next year's studies. Some of these places have links for teachers with ideas. Check them out.

Most of these can be found with links here:  http://www.philadelphiapass.com/attractions/

Philadelphia things to see and the grade they correspond to:

1. Betsy Ross house, Colonial America, Revolutionary War, (low $) 1,3,
2. Elfreth Alley Colonial America, (low $) 1,3
3. Benjamin Franklin sites and tour, 1, 3, k
4. Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, Colonial America, (free) 1, 3
5. Lights of Liberty 3D movie, about independence and why it is important to remember, (moderate high $) all grades
6. National Constitution Center , 1,3, 8
7. National Liberty Museum 1,3,7
8. Philadelphia Zoo K, 3,5
9. The Academy of Natural Science of Drexel University, all grades
10. The Franklin Institute, Science, all grades
11. The Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent , 1,3 Colonial, not sure on the other grades, but likely has some immigration and industrial rev. era things.  2,6
12. Gettysburg. You CAN NOT miss this National Park. So much history. Free  1, 3

New York City field trip

Ok, So I know I said it would be mostly local Colorado on here.... but, since we are doing a family field trip to NYC this summer, I thought I would share. Some of these places have links for teachers with ideas. Check them out.

Pretty much everything can be found as links on this page: http://www.newyorkpass.com/attractions/

Here is what you can do and what grade it enhances:

1. Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island,(free, ferry $) K, 2, 6
2. Tenement Museum (also has stuff related to Industrial Revolution in America) (about $20 tours only) 2,6
3. Historical Society of New York (low cost)(immigration, early eras of America) Colonial, Revolutionary, Immigration, 1,2,3,6
4. American Museum of Natural History, ($20, $33 if you include the planetarium (grades 1,3, 6) well you can get any grade here k-6+
5. as well as the New York Hall of Science in Queens (low cost) K-6+ hands on Science museum
6. Native American Museum, (free) 2,3
7. Bodies, the Exhibition (human body biology) (moderate$) 1,2,3,4, Biology (while K does do some Human body, this may be too much for a younger child, use discretion). 
8. Historic Richmond Town, Colonial America living history museum on Staten Island,(very inexpensive) 1,3
9. Terracotta Warriors,($?) China 3rd