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Slough Wet Walk Trip: FAQ
Slough Wet Walk Trip: FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Do I need to schedule bus transportation to and from the Slough?
A: No, all transportation is provided by the Environmental Education department. Just schedule your field trip, and we take care of the rest!
Q: Is there a time and place for student lunch break during the trip? Are lunches provided?
A: Student lunch break will be held in a covered area under the Slough visitor center after the wet walk. Student lunches will be supplied by your school and put in coolers to be loaded onto the Environmental Education buses.
Q: Do I need to do to prepare or review any materials with my students in the classroom either before or after the trip?
A: The environmental educator who will be running your trip will send a link for a short pre and post-test to you via email and any review materials if required. After administering the pre and post-test, we need you to share your summary data with us.
Q: Do students need to wear any special clothing?
A: Students are required to wear closed-toe shoes into the water and long pants or leggings. If a student does not have closed-toe shoes or long pants/leggings that can get wet on the day of the trip, they will not be permitted to enter the water; No Exceptions. All are required to bring a towel and a change of dry clothes. It is strongly encouraged to apply sunscreen and stay hydrated.
Q: How long is the field trip?
A: The length of the field trip is variable based on travel time from the school to Mudflats and back. Length of trip can be broken down as follows: travel time + 2-3 hours at slough + 40 minutes for lunch. Trip length can be adjusted to meet your school's specific needs.
Q: Does this trip require chaperones?
A: There must be at least 1 teacher or parent chaperone for every 10 students attending the trip. These must be confirmed before the date of the trip.
Q: How many students can attend the trip? We have multiple classes that are interested, can we all go?
A: For this trip, we do have a limit of four days per school. We can only accomodate fifty students per day for this trip, and we can only do these trips on certain days in September and October, so we try to serve as many as possible. We suggest an "application" for students to commit to going, so that we don't end up with a reserved day when no one is coming. We hope that students will share what they learn with the rest of your school, so if they are "chosen" to go, perhaps ask them to create a video of their experience, or a PSA of some sort about caring for the water .
Q: So I need to make any special preparations for any of my students who are diabetic, have asthma, or are extremely allergic to bees, ant bite, wasps, etc.?
A: All teachers with students requiring specialized regular and/or emergency medications, blood sugar testing, etc. must bring these on the trips. The medications, epipens, inhalers are to be kept cool/dry and must be immediately accessible at all times. On trips requiring students to be in water these specialized emergency medications will be kept in waterproof dry-box or dry-bag provided by the environmental education department.
Q: Can I schedule this trip for my students even if they are in a higher grade than the trip is intended?
A: Higher grades can potentially go on trips designed for other grades, but you must contact the EE staff with the "Contact Us" feature. Denote the grade level and explain the standard you hope the trip to cover or reinforce. If given reasonable notice, we may be able to provide a standards-aligned trip curriculum specific to your grade in order to accommodate your request.
Q: I have a question that wasn't answered in the FAQ, who can I ask?
A: Use the "Contact Us" feature at the bottom of the webpage, and we will respond to your specific inquiry.
Mudflats Trip: FAQ
Mudflats Trip: FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Do I need to schedule bus transportation to and from the trip?
A: No, all transportation is provided by the Environmental Education department. Just schedule your field trip, and we take care of the rest!
Q: Is there a time and place for student lunch break during the trip? Are lunches provided?
A: Trips will stop off on the way back from the Mudflats at Lakes Park or Matlacha Community Park for student lunch break. Student lunches will be supplied by your school and put in coolers to be loaded onto the Environmental Education buses.
Q: Do I need to do to prepare or review any materials with my students in the classroom either before or after the trip?
A: The environmental educator who will be running your trip will send a link for a short pre and post-test to you via email and any review materials if required. After administering the pre and post-test, we need you to share your summary data with us.
Q: Do students need to wear any special clothing?
A: Students are required to wear closed-toe shoes into the water. If a students does not have closed-toe shoes that can get wet on the day of the trip, they will not be permitted to enter the water; No Exceptions. All are required to bring a towel and are strongly encouraged to apply sunscreen and stay hydrated.
Q: How long is the field trip?
A: The length of the field trip is variable based on travel time from the school to Mudflats and back. Length of trip can typically be broken down as follows: travel time + 1.5-2 hours at beach + 40 minutes for lunch. Trip length can be adjusted to meet your school's specific needs.
Q: Does this trip require chaperones?
A: There must be at least 1 teacher or parent chaperon for every 10 students attending the trip. These must be confirmed before the date of the trip.
Q: How many students can attend the trip? We have multiple classes that are interested, can we all go?
A: Please indicate the number for your grade level and we will try to accomodate. We have a general limit of 200 students for this trip, per school. Each Environmental Education (EE) bus can transport 50 students to and from the trip destination. We are trying to serve as many schools as possible.
Q: So I need to make any special preparations for any of my students who are diabetic, have asthma, or are extremely allergic to bees, ant bite, wasps, etc.?
A: All teachers with students requiring specialized regular and/or emergency medications, blood sugar testing, etc. must bring these on the trips. The medications, epipens, inhalers are to be kept cool/dry and must be immediately accessible at all times. On trips requiring students to be in water these specialized emergency medications will be kept in waterproof dry-box or dry-bag provided by the environmental education department. If you have any students in a wheelchair, they can go but you will have to provide the ESE bus accommodation.
Q: Can I schedule this trip for my students even if they are in a higher grade than the trip is intended?
A: Higher grades can potentially go on trips designed for other grades, but you must contact the EE staff with the "Contact Us" feature. Denote the grade level and explain the standard you hope the trip to cover or reinforce. If given reasonable notice, we may be able to provide a standards-aligned trip curriculum specific to your grade in order to accommodate your request.
Q:When can we take these trips?
A: The mudflats trips are scheduled in November, and Late February til May. NOT DECEMBER OR JANUARY!
Q: I have a question that wasn't answered in the FAQ, who can I ask?
A: Use the "Contact Us" feature at the bottom of the webpage, and we will respond to your specific inquiry.
Ding Darling Trip: FAQ
Ding Darling Trip: FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Do I need to schedule bus transportation to for the trip?
A: No, all transportation is provided by the Environmental Education department. Just schedule your field trip, and we take care of the rest!
Q: Does my school need to supply binoculars for bird viewing during the trip?
A: No, the Environmental Education department will provide binoculars to every student on the trip.
Q: Is there a time and place for student lunch break during the trip? Are lunches provided?
A: The trip will stop at the Ding Darling Education Center for student lunch break. Student lunches will be supplied by your school or students can bring their bagged lunch and put in coolers to be loaded onto the Environmental Education buses.
Q: Do I need to do to prepare or review any materials with my students in the classroom either before or after the trip?
A: The environmental educator who will be running your trip will send a link for a short pre and post-test to you via email and any review materials if required. After administering the pre and post-test, we need you to share your summary data with us.
Q: Do students need to wear any special clothing?
A: Students are required to wear closed-toe shoes on the Ding Darling trip. Additionally students are strongly encouraged to bring their own water bottle and apply sunscreen before the trip begins.
Q: How long is the field trip?
A: The length of the field trip is variable based on travel time to and back from the your school to Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge. The length of trip can typically be broken down as follows: 40 min pre-trip presentation + travel time + 1.5-2 hours refuge + 40 min student lunch. Trip length can be adjusted to meet your school's specific needs.
Q: Does this trip require chaperones?
A: There must be at least 1 teacher or parent chaperon for every 10 students attending the trip. These must be confirmed before the date of the trip.
Q: How many students can attend the trip? We have multiple classes that are interested, can we all go?
A: Yes you can all go! Each Environmental Education (EE) bus can transport 50 students to and from the trip destination. Example: if you have 220 students in a grade and one EE Bus is assigned to your trip then you will have 5 consecutive trip days to accomodate all of that grade's classes. If you are assigned two EE buses, the previous example can be covered in three days.
Q: So I need to make any special preparations for any of my students who are diabetic, have asthma, or are extremely allergic to bees, ant bite, wasps, etc.?
A: All teachers with students requiring specialized regular and/or emergency medications, blood sugar testing, etc. must bring these on the trips. The medications, epipens, inhalers are to be kept cool/dry and must be immediately accessible at all times.
Q: Can I schedule this trip for my students even if they are in a higher grade than the trip is intended?
A: Higher grades can potentially go on trips designed for other grades, but you must contact the EE staff with the "Contact Us" feature. Denote the grade level and explain the standard you hope the trip to cover or reinforce. If given reasonable notice, we may be able to provide a standards-aligned trip curriculum specific to your grade in order to accommodate your request.
Q: I have a question that wasn't answered in the FAQ, who can I ask?
A: Use the "Contact Us" feature at the bottom of the webpage, and we will respond to your specific inquiry.
Resource Recovery Trip: FAQ
Resource Recovery Trip: FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Do I need to schedule bus transportation to for the trip?
A: No, all transportation is provided by the Environmental Education department. Just schedule your field trip, and we take care of the rest!
Q: Is there a time and place for student lunch break during the trip? Are lunches provided?
A: Trips will stop off on the way back from the Resource Recovery Trip at Buckingham Park for student lunch break. Student lunches will be supplied by your school and put in coolers to be loaded onto the Environmental Education buses. Teachers will need to make the arrangements for lunches with cafeteria staff.
Q: Do I need to do to prepare or review any materials with my students in the classroom either before or after the trip?
A: The environmental educator who will be running your trip will send a link for a short pre and post-test/ materials to you via email and inside the comments section of the calendar invite sent to you. After administering the pre and post-test, we need you to share your summary data with us.
Q: Do students need to wear any special clothing?
A: Students are required to wear closed-toe shoes into the Material Recovery Facility. If a student does not have closed-toe shoes on the day of the trip, they will not be permitted to enter the recycling floor; No Exceptions.
Q: How long is the field trip?
A: The length of the field trip is variable based on travel time to and back from the your school to Lee County Solid Waste Material Recovery Facility (MRF). The length of trip can typically be broken down as follows: 40 min pre-trip presentation + travel time + 1.5-2 hours at Solid Waste Facilities + 40 min student lunch. Trip length can be adjusted to meet your school's specific needs.
Q: Does this trip require chaperones?
A: There must be at least 1 teacher or parent chaperon for every 10 students attending the trip. These must be confirmed before the date of the trip.
Q: How many students can attend the trip? We have multiple classes that are interested, can we all go?
A: Yes you can all go! Each trip we can accommodate 45 Students and up to 4 Chaperones . Example: if you have 220 students in a grade and one EE Bus is assigned to your trip then you will have 5 consecutive trip days to accomodate all of that grade's classes.
Q: So I need to make any special preparations for any of my students who are diabetic, have asthma, or are extremely allergic to bees, ant bite, wasps, etc.?
A: All teachers with students requiring specialized regular and/or emergency medications, blood sugar testing, etc. must bring these on the trips. The medications, epipens, inhalers are to be kept cool/dry and must be immediately accessible at all times.
Q: Can I schedule this trip for my students even if they are in a higher grade than the trip is intended?
A: Higher grades can potentially go on trips designed for other grades, but you must contact the EE staff with the "Contact Us" feature. Denote the grade level and explain the standard you hope the trip to cover or reinforce. If given reasonable notice, we may be able to provide a standards-aligned trip curriculum specific to your grade in order to accommodate your request.
Q: I have a question that wasn't answered in the FAQ, who can I ask?
A: Use the "Contact Us" feature at the bottom of the webpage, and we will respond to your specific inquiry.
Conservation 20/20 Field Trip: FAQ
Conservation 20/20 Field Trip: FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Do I need to schedule bus transportation to for the trip?
A: No, all transportation is provided by the Environmental Education department. Just schedule your field trip, and we take care of the rest!
Q: Do I chose the Conservation 20/20 park we will visit? Do I then have to plan the trip activities?
A: The trip will almost always be to the nearest Conservation 20/20 park. Denote the grade level and the science standard(s) you would like the trip to cover or reinforce. We will be able to coordinate and plan a standards-aligned trip specific to your grade in order to ensure a great experience.
Q: Does my school need to supply binoculars for wildlife viewing during the trip?
A: No, the Environmental Education department will provide binoculars to every student on the trip.
Q: Is there a time and place for student lunch break during the trip? Are lunches provided?
A: We are able to hold lunch within the Conservation 20/20 park, or students can be returned to their school for a regular student lunch period. Student lunches will be supplied by your school and put in coolers or carried in student lunch boxes to be loaded onto the Environmental Education buses. We are typically able to accomodate any specific preference your school has regarding this this matter.
Q: Do I need to do to prepare or review any materials with my students in the classroom either before or after the trip?
A: If applicable, the environmental educator who will be running your trip will send a link for a short pre and post-test to you via email and any review materials. If the materials are provided, after administering the pre and post-test, we will need you to share your summary data with us.
Q: Do students need to wear any special clothing?
A: Students are required to wear closed-toe shoes on the Conservation 20/20 Trip. Additionally students are strongly encouraged to bring their own water bottle and apply sunscreen before the trip begins.
Q: How long is the field trip?
A: The length of the field trip is variable based on travel time to and back from the your school to Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge. The length of trip is variable but can typically be broken down as follows: travel time + 1-2 hours at park + 40 min student lunch. Trip length can be adjusted to meet your school's specific needs or preference.
Q: Does this trip require chaperones?
A: There must be at least 1 teacher or parent chaperon for every 10 students attending the trip. These must be confirmed before the date of the trip.
Q: How many students can attend the trip? We have multiple classes in that grade that are interested, can we all go?
A: Yes you can all go! Each Environmental Education (EE) bus can transport 50 students to and from the trip destination. Example: if you have 220 students in that grade and one EE Bus is assigned to your trip then you will have 5 consecutive trip days to accomodate all of that grade's classes. If you are assigned two EE buses the previous example can be covered in three days.
Q: So I need to make any special preparations for any of my students who are diabetic, have asthma, or are extremely allergic to bees, ant bite, wasps, etc.?
A: All teachers with students requiring specialized regular and/or emergency medications, blood sugar testing, etc. must bring these on the trips. The medications, epipens, inhalers are to be kept cool/dry and must be immediately accessible at all times.
Q: Can I schedule this trip for my students even if they are in a higher grade than the trip is intended?
A: Higher grades can potentially go on trips designed for other grades, but you must contact the EE staff with the "Contact Us" feature. Denote the grade level and explain the standard you hope the trip to cover or reinforce. If given reasonable notice, we may be able to provide a standards-aligned trip curriculum specific to your grade in order to accommodate your request.
Q: I have a question that wasn't answered in the FAQ, who can I ask?
A: Use the "Contact Us" feature at the bottom of the webpage, and we will respond to your specific inquiry.
Green Bus Experience: FAQ
Green Bus Experience: FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How does the Green Bus Experience work?
A: We will arrive with the Green Bus at your school and set up six activity stations/games (all involve reducing, reusing, and recycling). All classes in the requested grade will meet out in central area for a short introduction and then classes will spend 15-30 minutes at each station before rotating to the next station until all student have been to all six stations.
Q: Do I need to do to prepare or review any materials with my students in the classroom either before or after the trip?
A: The environmental educator who will be running your trip will send a link for a short pre and post-test to you via email and any review materials if required. After administering the pre and post-test, we need you to share your summary data with us.
Q: Who will be running the activity stations?
A: An environmental educator from our staff will be attending to facilitate and assist. Each teacher from the classes will choose a station that they want to run for the entirety of the day. Directions for each station are extremely simple and will be emailed to our contact at the school to be distributed amongst all teachers involved. The EE staff member will run the rotation of the classes while the teachers will stay stationary.
Q: How long does the Green Bus experience take?
A: The length of this experience is variable based on the needs of the school and the number of students participating. The length of Green Bus Experience is 3 hours for one full rotation of students and would increase with more students participating. As previously mentioned, most parameters can be adjusted to meet your school's specific needs so that certain regular school periods are not missed. Additionally, the experience can be spread out over several days.
Q: So I need to make any special preparations for any of my students who are diabetic, have asthma ,or are extremely allergic to bees, ant bite, wasps, etc.?
A: All teachers with students requiring specialized regular and/or emergency medications, blood sugar testing, etc. must bring these on the trips. The medications, epipens, inhalers are to be kept cool/dry and must be immediately accessible at all times.
Q: Can I schedule this trip for my students even if they are in a higher grade than the trip is intended?
A: This on campus experience is 3rd grade specific.
Higher grades could potentially have the opportunity to have this experience and designed for other grades, but you must contact the EE staff with the "Contact Us" feature. Denote the grade level and explain the standard you hope the trip to cover or reinforce. If given reasonable notice, we may be able to provide a standards-aligned trip curriculum specific to your grade in order to accommodate your request.
Star Lab Experience: FAQ
Star Lab Experience: FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How much space is needed to use the StarLab?
A: The StarLab is 22 feet across (diameter) and it is 13.5 feet tall. A room with a tall ceiling is ideal, so the stage or media center are typically the best places to set up. However, if these areas are unavailable, we are able to partially inflate the StarLab (as long as there is no projectors, fire sprinklers, or obstacles on the ceiling that could damage the dome) so it can fit in most rooms regardless of height. We have done this at many schools, so it shouldn’t be any issue.
Q: Do I need to do to prepare or review any materials with my students in the classroom either before or after the trip?
A: It would be helpful to review Earth and Space standards aligned to your grade level. The StarLab can be used as an experiential learning tool to enhance curriculum standards, and comes pre-loaded with lesson plans.
Q: Do students need to wear any special clothing?
A: Students are required to wear normal shoes into the StarLab, they do not have to be closed-toe. Please advise students to keep their shoes on before entering the dome.
Q: How long is the StarLab Experience?
A: StarLab sessions can vary in length, and can be adjusted to fit the time frame you need. The StarLab program includes specific lesson plans that can cater to elementary, middle, or high school curriculum. Each lesson plan usually takes 40 minutes to complete, if done at a leisurely pace. Please give a few minutes to allow people to safely enter and exit the dome. The StarLab has also been used during after school STEAM nights, where each session is shortened to 15 minutes, with 5 minutes to allow for people to exit and enter safely. Depending on who is facilitating the experience, these times can vary.
Q: How many students can be inside the StarLab at one time?
A: The StarLab can fit about one class and their teacher inside, so around 25 students and adults. It is advised to have at least one additional staff member inside of the dome other than the person who will be facilitating, to control the noise level of students, since sound echoes in the dome.
Following social distancing protocols will allow 15 students in the StarLab at one time.
Q: What grades level standards can I cover in the Star Lab?
A: The star lab comes pre programmed with 12 easy to follow lessons which cover a range of Earth and space science standards for every grade 1-12. Use this list of NGSSS standards to see which standards are aligned toward each lesson plan. Follow this link for a teachers' manual that outlines each lesson plan and it's learning objectives.
Q: Do we have to pack up the StarLab after every use?
A: The StarLab is best setup in a room or area that will be locked after regular student school hours have concluded. In this way, it can be deflated after use each day and reinflated the next day for easier setup. Just make sure to put the lens cover on the projector.
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