Educational Visits
Join us for an exciting field trip experience at Science Gallery Atlanta! Each field trip experience combines the content from Resilient Earth with our mission - to collide science and art and inspire your students. We currently offer Mediator-led tour experiences for grades 4 - 12. Each experience is aligned with Georgia Standards of Excellence and offers a hands-on approach to excite students and ignite curiosity.
Mediator - Led Tours (All Ages)
Price - $10/student
Time - 90 minutes
Minimum of 10 students
Our Mediators will lead students through the Resilient Earth exhibition, focusing their conversations and questions on the chosen topic and age level. Mediators will guide students through conversation and invite them to share thoughts as they travel through the exhibition. There will also be a demonstration to help connect the exhibition pieces to scientific concepts that students learn in the classroom. At the end, students will create a pledge of action that educators can take back with them to their classrooms. Choose one of the following:
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Explore the connections in Resilient Earth to the natural cycles, including carbon and water. How do humans play a role in these cycles?
GSE Elementary Standards: S4E4, S5P1
Middle School: S6E3c, S6E6b
High School: SB5, SEV1c, SEV2b, SEV4
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Find out how the Earth is truly connected - from humans, plants and animals, and our non-living factors, everything we do has an impact. Through Resilient Earth, we create a positive way to view these impacts and to understand how to be the best stewards in this world.
GSE Elementary Standards: S4L1
Middle School: S7L4a
High School: SB5, SEV2d, SEV4
READY TO BOOK?
To prepare for your field trip, here is some helpful information to get you started. We require 2 weeks’ notice for all school groups. This allows us to properly staff and support your program so it’s the best it can be.
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We are available for field trips Monday - Friday. Monday and Tuesday, we are closed to the public, so this is a private time for field trip experiences. We will also offer times Wednesday - Friday, but be aware that we are open to the public at 11 AM. We cannot guarantee that these experiences will be private after 11 AM, but we will provide the same amount of care and attention to your student group. Please allow 30 minutes before and after your time to allow for travel and restroom breaks accordingly. We will meet with you 15 minutes before the experience to introduce ourselves and go over expectations.
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We require that your group has one chaperone for every 10 students arriving. Required chaperones get in free, each additional will pay the field trip admission cost. Chaperones will be instrumental to our success, so we do expect that they are actively participating and supporting
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Please share your plans for transportation and if you plan on having lunch in the space. Since we are a part of the overall mall, we aim to be respectful of all mall visitors' space, so please communicate any needs to lunch or snacks in the space so we can communicate with the mall staff appropriately. For consideration, the mall atrium can hold approximately 50 patrons, which also includes the public.
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Please allow 1-2 business days for someone to contact you about your request, and then we can go over specifics. At this time, we will also email you information about transportation and arrival, photo releases, and any additional information you may need for the day.
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If your field trip request falls out of the group size or interests of the workshop-style field trip, we will work to accommodate your needs. Please email Caitlin Hochuli (caitlin.hochuli@emory.edu) for any special requests or questions about what we can offer in the space. We want to ensure that you and your students have the best experience!