Field Trips and Workshops

Da Vinci Science Center field trips inspire minds while engaging students in standards-based content in a way that school groups enjoy thoroughly. Staff members and volunteers bring science to life as they guide students around the exhibit floor. Professional educators lead hands-on workshops that reinforce Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Standards Aligned System and Eligible Content. DSC 2013 Program Guide (.pdf)

Sample Field Trip Schedule

Arrival and Introduction: 15 min.
Exhibit Exploration: 60 min. (15-30 min. per area)
Field Trip Workshop: 30-60 min.
Lunch: 30 min.
Time to Visit Store: 15 min.
Exhibit Exploration: 45-60 min.

Field Trip Request Options

Web: Field Trip Request Form
Phone: 484.664.1002, Ext. 110
E-Mail: gro.retnececneicsicnivadnull@ksa
Multiple field trip workshops not available after Dec. 15, 2012

Grossology

Admission to the blockbuster exhibition Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body, presented locally by St. Luke’s University Health Network, is available to school groups from May 20, 2013-June 15, 2013.

Field Trip Details 2012-2013

- Available Sept. 4, 2012-June 15, 2013
- Reservation and Refund Policies
- A group must consist of ten (10) or more paid students, one (1) adult for every five (5) students in Pre-K-Grade 2, or one (1) adult for every ten (10) students in grades 3 and up

Field Trip Pricing 2012-2013

- Student Exhibit Floor and Lab: $8.50 per student
- Required Adults: Free
- Additional Adults (Beyond Required Ratio): $8.50 per adult

Lunch Details 2012-2013

- Domino’s Pizza – Large Plain OR One-Topping Pies: $10.00 per pie (min. two pies)
- Chick-fil-A Boxed Lunches – Sandwich OR Nuggets WITH Fruit Salad and Drink: $6.50 per lunch (min. 15 lunches)

Elementary Field Trip Workshops: Grades Pre-K-5

Balancing Acts – Grades K-1
Chemical Excitement – Grades 5-6
Crime Solvers – Grades 3-5
Dinosaur World – Grades 2-3
Dr. Watts – Grades 1-8
Ed Hanna Weather, News, and You – Grades 2-6
Maximum Voltage – Grades 3-5
Messy Method – Grades K-1
Ocean Life – Grades Pre-K and K
Pennsylvania Rocks – Grades 3-5

Play It By Ear – Grades Pre-K and K
See Like a Bee – Grades 1-2
Simple Machines – Grades 3-5
Slime Science – Grades 2-4
Sound Sensations – Grades 2-4
Storms – Grades 3-5
Thrill Ride – Grades 3-5
Walk Like a Dinosaur – Grades Pre-K-1
What’s That? It’s Scat! – Grades 3-5

Secondary Field Trip Workshops: Grades 6-12

Secondary Field Trip workshops include a variety of Science Career Workshops for grades 6-8 that focus on a variety of sciences and their related careers. Each 60-minute career workshop features interactive activities and information about related science careers. Students will discover what they will need to study in high school and college along with what skills to succeed. Science Career Workshops are indicated with an * below.