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Home Field Trip Activities and Lessons

Field Trip Activities and Lessons

These free, printable activities and lessons will create a more engaging museum experience and help your students connect classroom curriculum with museum exhibits.  Just look for your grade level under the logo for the museum you wish to visit and download your activity!

 

 

Activities

Grades K-5  || Museum of the West Elementary Evaluation

Grades K-5  || Museum of the West Scavenger Hunt

Grades K-5  || Design your own pottery!

Grades 3-4  || Colorado Schoolhouse Spelling Bee Activity

Grades 3-12 || Artifact Observation

 

Lessons

Grades 3-5 || Ute Creation Story Oral History Analysis

Grades 3-5 || Ute Weaponry Artifact Analysis

Grades 4-5 || Mountain Man Museum Map Analysis

 

 

Activities

Grades K-5 || Dinosaur Journey Elementary Evaluation

Grades K-5 || Dinosaur Journey Scavenger Hunt

Grades 6-12+||Dinosaur Journey Scavenger Hunt

Lessons

Grades 9-12 || Homology Hunt

 

 

Grades K-5 || Cross Orchards Elementary Evaluation

Grades 3-5 || Cross Orchards Activity Sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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