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DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC STUDIES

SCIENCE FIELD TRIPS

Field Trip Site Field Trip Description

1 University of Michigan Environmental Interpretive Center (Dearborn) Life Science

The Environmental Interpretive Center (EIC) opened in May of 2001 and provides experiential environmental education activities for school children teachers and university students The EIC offers an open interactive exhibit area where visitors can explore different aspects of rivers and human impacts in the watershed The Center also is the gateway to the foot trails in the Natural AreaThe Environmental Interpretive Center is home to the Rouge River Bird Observatory (RRBO) RRBO is involved in bird banding research to study the use of stopover sites for migrating song birds Visit wwwrrboorg for more information

2 Belle Isle Nature Zoo (Detroit)

Life Science The Belle Isle Nature Zoo offers a variety educational programs Hike by Bike-Creekside Small World of Mosquitoes Blue Beech Trail Walk the Lighthouse Tour Dirt Exploration Blue Lagoon A Garden Visit Wildflowers Cicadas Golden rod Hooked on Mnemonics Mother of Pear and the ldquoDeer Encounterrdquo Twenty-five fallow deer that once roamed the island now enjoy a one-acre enclosure and barn at the Belle Isle Nature Zoo

3 Leslie Science and Nature Center (Ann Arbor) Life Science

The Leslie Science and Nature Center is now the Leslie Science amp Nature Center and Black Pond Woods The Center is open for all to explore and enjoy The Center is made possible by the Dr Eugene and Emily Trust Fund The center provides youth with educational experience that foster understanding appreciation and respect for the nature environment and that also generates responsible environmental stewardship The center is designed to provide environmental education for children between preschool and middle school that complement their school science curriculum

4 Crosswinds Marsh (Wayne County) The Crosswinds Marsh are woods marsh and prairie habitats Some of the trail is boardwalk Some is made from compact gravel It is possible to create a 5+ mile hike by connecting some of the smaller loops or the long-distance horse trail Most trails however are fairly short There are several interesting landmarks in the park The first is a bald eagle nest in the southern section of the park Another is a neat water control structure in the SE quadrant of the park There is a nice screened picnic area near the main trailhead and the horse trail requires a water crossing in the NW section of the park

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Field Trip Site Field Trip Description

5 Detroit Science Center The Detroit Science Center is a hands-on museum that inspires its visitors to pursue and support careers in engineering technology and science The center features Michiganrsquos only Chrysler IMAX Dome Theatre the Dassault Systegravemes Planetarium the DTE Energy Sparks Theater the Chrysler Science Stage an 8700 square-foot Science Hall for traveling exhibits hands-on exhibit galleries focusing on space life and physical science the United States Steel Fun Factory an exhibit gallery just for pint-size scientists and a Special Events Lobby

6 Cranbrook Institute of Science You are cordially invited to visit the Cranbrook Institute of Science a great place to explore science technology and natural history The Institute provides exhibits hands-on activities and planetarium shows At the Institute you will discover educational events up-to-date scientific information and some pretty outstanding sights from sparkling diamonds to the towering T rex to live animals in the Bat Zone you will find something of interest

7 Ann Arbor Hands On Museum (Ann Arbor)

The Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum now features over 250 interactive exhibits on subjects including physics geology math music and technology

8 Air Zoo Kalamazoo The Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum mdash generally referred to as the Air Zoo mdash is located just down the street from the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport and only minutes from downtown Kalamazoo in Portage Michigan It is the first museum of its kind in the world with its museum-meets-indoor-amusement-park theme It boasts many historical and rare aircraft including the worlds only remaining SR-71B Blackbird Many of its antique planes are airworthy

9 Wayne State University Planetarium The planetarium features a Spitz 512 optical-mechanical projector This analog projector features superb optical resolution and renders a beautiful and realistic night sky on our 27-foot dome The facility is dedicated to space science and astronomy education and outreach activities Shows are presented for K-12 community college and Wayne State students the general public and the extended Wayne State family Special instructional shows may be arranged for both high school and college astronomy students and for pre-service teachers as well

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Field Trip Site Field Trip Description

10 University of Michigan Museum of Natural History

The Exhibit Museum of Natural History promotes understanding and inspires appreciation of the natural world and our place in it It was formally established as a separate museum in 1956 although its mission to provide exhibits and educational programs in natural history and anthropology for the public and campus communities has been pursued since the late 19th century Originally serving as a window onto the Universityrsquos natural science research and collecting museums (Paleontology Zoology Anthropology and the Herbarium) the Exhibit Museumrsquos scope has broadened to include astronomy geology and other current scientific research

11 Camp Greening-Greening of Detroit Life Science

The Greening provides students and educators with the tools necessary to increase their environmental science skills environmental exploration and provide quality service-learning opportunities in order to create the next generation of environmental stewards Every school that participates in The Greenings TreeKeepers Kids program designs and builds an outdoor classroom in its schoolyard These outdoor classrooms take the form of native wildlife habitats butterfly gardens vegetable gardens orchards and tree nurseries They provide an outside laboratory for place-based education programs throughout Detroit The Greening will also continue to work closely with DPS to offer a summer science academy in every TKK school This academy provides targeted curriculum and intense workshop to select students who struggle with science learning

12 (DPS) Northwestern High School Planetarium Earth Science

Northwestern High School is home to the Districtrsquos only planetarium It has become a resource site for science and math and is the original site for the Science Connection program Northwestern is also the home of the Detroit Public School Technology Center

13 River Rouge Factory Tour Physical Science

The River rouge Factory field trip experience is designed to introduce students to the history and science of auto manufacturing The general overview of The Rouge from its establishment as the largest industrial complex in the world in the 20th century to its revitalization in the 21st century Each image includes brief background information Many images include questions for further analysis interpretation and discussion The Rouge was about more than simply production Learn about glass making the paper mill and workers with disabilities at the Rouge

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Field Trip Site Field Trip Description

14 Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village Physical Science

The Henry Ford a National Historic Landmark (also known as the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village and more formally as the Edison Institute) in the Metro Detroit suburb of Dearborn Michigan USA is the nations largest indoor-outdoor history museum complex [2] [3] Named for its founder the noted automobile industrialist Henry Ford and based on his desire to preserve items of historical significance and portray the Industrial Revolution the property houses a vast array of famous homes machinery exhibits and Americana The collection contains many rare exhibits including John F Kennedys presidential limousine Abraham Lincolns chair from Fords Theatre Thomas Edisons laboratory the Wright Brothers bicycle shop and the Rosa Parks bus

15 Detroit Zoological Park (Royal Oak MI) Life Science

The zoo participates in numerous Species Survival Plans helping preserve critically endangered species Trumpeter swans and Partula snails were raised at the zoo for reintroduction to the wild while the zoo has taken in abused circus animals (Barle the polar bear in 2002) and a drug-house guard lion Barle successfully gave birth to a cub Talini in late 2004 In the spring of 2005 two wolverine kits were born at the zoo - a very rare event for the species which tends to breed poorly in captivity and symbolic given that the wolverine is the state mammal of Michigan [2] In 2001 the National Amphibian Conservation Center (2001) (or Amphibiville) and the Arctic Ring of Life (2001) - the worlds largest polar bear exhibit - opened to the public[3][4] The Arctic Ring of Life exhibit is centered around a 300000 US gallon (250000 imp gal 1136000 L) aquarium The exhibit allows visitors to view the polar bears and seals from a 70 foot (21 m) long underwater tunnel The tunnel is 12 feet (37 m) wide by 8 feet (24 m) tall (36 m by 24 m) and is made of four-inch (101 cm) thick clear acrylic walls that provides a 360-degree view into the aquarium above[5][6] Other new buildings include the Ruth Roby Glancy Animal Health Complex (opened 2004) and the 38000-square-foot (3500 m2) Ford Education Center (opened 2005)

16 Nature Center at Friendship Woods Life Science

Kids can learn about the scourge of the animal kingdom - stinging and biting insects - as a naturalist using real bugs helps participants see the difference and similarities between those that bite and those that just look like they could A craft follows Advance registration is required Kids can learn about the scourge of the animal kingdom - stinging and biting insects - as a naturalist using real bugs helps participants see the difference and similarities between those that bite and those that just look like they could A craft follows Advance registration is required