Schedule a Field Trip to
Headwaters Science Center
HeadwatersScienceCenter
invites you and yourgroup to
visit on a field trip. HSC is an exciting destination for your next
classroom adventure. Whether you spend a couple of hours or the whole
day, we want to make your visit a special one. You can explore the exhibit
floor, participate in an educational program,
go on a scavenger hunt through HSC, and visit the gift
shop. We even have an on-line self test, called Challenge
Activities, to help evaluate the student's visit. Bring along your lunch, for we have an upstairs area available
for you to use. We want you to have a positive, educational visit, so
call (218) 444-4472 to set up your visit to HSC. Call early as dates can
fill up quickly. Check the calendar to help select your
day.
Click on the school bus for FIELD TRIP TIPS
Participate in an Educational
Demonstration
You also have the option of participating in one or more of a number
of educational science demonstrations. If your class is studying a subject not on our
list, feel free to call us and we will arrange a special topic presented
by our staff or guest educator. We can also bring science to you,
programs large and small can be tailored to your site and presented by
our staff. Programs last from 30-60 minutes
depending on the program and group. Cost for on-site programs are
$3.00 per person with a $60.00 minimum charge.
Programs
and Demonstrations
Field
Trip Tips
Try the HSC Challenge to evaluate the demonstration and continue
the learning process.
Visit the Exhibit Floor!
Our exhibit floor has over 70 hands on exhibits waiting for your
students to try and a variety of animals for them to meet. We are
constantly building and adding more exhibits. Whether you are studying
sound, mechanics, optics, or magnetism, the exhibit floor has many
different hands-on learning tools for your students.
Try a Scavenger Hunt!
We have developed several scavenger hunts to help students explore
the exhibit floor. Ask us about this activity for your next field trip.
Try the HSC Challenge to evaluate your visit and continue the
learning process.
Check out our GEMS Activity Guides
Resources for home schoolers
SID The Science Kid
Science Curriculum Kits For Teachers
HSC offers the following teaching materials in the form of
classroom-tested kits
that are available on a rental basis. The rental rate is $40 for a two week period. The
GEMS type is associated with
activity guides and the HSC type is available at HSC and not
associated with GEMS activity guides. Kits showing the dark green
grade level are specifically suited for that level, while the
light green indicates that improvising or modifying the kit will
be necessary to make it suitable for that grade level. Those with a
pink highlight require pre-training prior to checkout and include
field gear such as waders, nets and other materials.
For more information call Headwaters Science Center at
218-444-4472.
For a printable version of this table,
click here (.pdf )
Soil Science Kit
Type
Kit
Pre-K
K
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
GEMS
Acid Rain
GEMS
Ant Homes Under the Ground
HSC
Aquatic Bioassess Field Kit
HSC
Aquatic Bioassess Lab Kit
GEMS
Aquatic Habitats
GEMS
Bubble Festival
GEMS
Bubble-ology
GEMS
Build it festival
GEMS
Chemical reactions
GEMS
Color analyzers
GEMS
Crime Lab Chemistry
GEMS
Dry ice Investigations
GEMS
Earth Moon & Stars
GEMS
Eggs Eggs Everywhere
GEMS
Electric Circuits
HSC
Elwha River Dam Removal Models
HSC
Enviroscape
GEMS
Finger Printing
HSC
Groundwater Model
GEMS
Frog Math
GEMS
Group Solutions
GEMS
Hide a Butterfly
GEMS
In all Probability
GEMS
Investigating Artifiacts
GEMS
Involving Dissolving
GEMS
Ladybugs
GEMS
Liquid Explorations
GEMS
Math Around the World
GEMS
Microscopic Explorations Materials
GEMS
Mother Opossum and Her Babies
GEMS
Mystery Festival Bear & Felix
GEMS
Of Cabbages and Chemistry
GEMS
On Sandy Shores
GEMS
Oobleck: What Do Scientists Do?
GEMS
Penquins and Their Young
GEMS
Plate Tectonics
GEMS
Quadice
GEMS
School Yard Ecology
GEMS
Secret Formulas
GEMS
Sifting Through Science
HSC
Soil Composition, Physical Properties and Formation
