Field Trip
Field Trip
Field Trip
Pre-Trip
Permission Slips
- given on April 1st
Permission slips due
Long Beach Unified School District date : April 8
Pre-Trip
Bus Cost:
Cost : Total amount/cost =
$741.00 - $370.00 estimate
1 bus
- parking: $ 15.00
-$14.00 per student
Food Cost: supplied by school
-$3.00 for adults
- Teacher FREE
- The yard sales will take place every saturday & sunday in school and the
bake sales will take place every friday in school.
Start destination: Starr King Elementary School 145 East Artesia Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90805
Get on CA-91 E
2 min (0.5 mi)
Continue on CA-91 E to Orange. Take exit 15 from CA-55 S
26 min (24.8 m)
Continue on E Katella Ave to your destination
15 min (5.7 mi)
End destination: Irvine Park Railroad 1 Irvine Park Road, Orange, CA 92869
How long are we staying?
9:00 am 2:00 pm
Panning for Gold: Educated on tools used to pan, the rush in economy and population growth in California.
CA Standards: Section 4.3 #3, #4, & #5, Section 4.4 #2
Miners Camp: Students will experience a fun and real life demonstration given by a "49er" on life during the gold rush.
CA Standards: Section 4.4 #2, #3 & #4
Water Wheel Demonstration: Enjoy the water wheel and learn the importance of water during the gold rush.
CA Standards: Section 4.4 #6 & #7
Wagons, Buggies, and Transportation: Know the routes that settlers took to get to California.
CA Standards: 4.3 #2 and #4
Miners Shaft: Explore the depths of the mine. See the types of tools used to dig and navigate through the mines.
CA Standards: Section 4.3 #1 & #3, Section 4.4 #2
After Trip Lesson
Have students write about what caught their most attention during the field trip and
experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event
sequences.
Credits
1. http://www.corestandards.org
2. http://www.irvineparkrailroad.com/
3. http://achieve.lausd.net/Page/1796