Grades: all

The National Parks Service turns 100 and everyone can take part in the celebration at America’s Great Outdoors, a 1.5 acre hands-on outdoor experience. Students will get the chance to explore five interactive exhibits that teach about protecting, respecting, and most importantly, connecting with nature.

 Welcome Center – Located at the bottom of the hill it should be your first stop to retrieve a site map. “Find Your Park” with the and their mobile visitor center. Meet foresters and rangers whose job is to preserve, protect, and manage our public lands and test your skills and knowledge to become a Junior Ranger.  Know Before You Go – Learn what it takes to be prepared before you venture outdoors! Meet the reptiles of Southern California, learn what to take with you when you go hiking, put on your safety gear and climb aboard an off-highway vehicle. (Exhibits change daily.)  Camp Smokey – Test your prevention skills at the Smokey games, gather around our storytellers to hear “The True Story of Smokey Bear” and pose with Smokey and his friends.  Where Urban Meets Wild – Each class will receive live free tree seedlings to plant at home or on the school grounds. Look and listen closely as you explore the Kid's Discovery Trail - a short multi-sensory trail for kids, made by kids.  Yesterday and Today – The story of the Westward Movement comes together in this action- packed travel through time. You'll encounter a mountain man in his camp using early survival techniques, the General Land Office where we’re sharing the stories behind the settlement of our nation and the beginnings of our public lands or spot a with the Osborne Fire Finder at the historic Johnstone Peak tower. Meet live, wild horses and burros from the BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Program. Visit the Tongva/Gabrielino village of Toibinga showcasing the rich culture and lives of Southern California’s local native people.  GO WILD Magic Show (Environmental Magician Paul Cash) – Special 15-minute GO WILD environmental magic shows are especially tailored for FairKids Field Trip participants. o Show times: 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30 12:00 and 12:30 in the Caring for the Land Amphitheater

A special bonus for 4th grade classes – All fourth graders will have the opportunity to obtain vouchers for a year’s free entrance to their National Parks and public lands through the Every Kid in A Park Program.

The FairKids Field Trips are a program of The Learning Centers at Fairplex, a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization. Grades: all Before Your Visit:

 Check out these websites for some great curriculum suggestions, junior ranger and junior explorer activity books and many different suggestions and projects about a whole variety of environmental subjects: http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/res/enviro_ed.html http://pbskids.org/plumlanding/index.html http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/res/Education_in_BLM/Learning_Landscapes/For_Kids/junior_e xplorer.html http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/for-educators/ https://www.nps.gov/kids/jrrangers.cfm  If you are a fourth grade teacher, go to the Every Kid in a Park (EKIP) website https://www.everykidinapark.gov/ o Follow the steps as an educator or a parent o Complete one of the following with your class: Curriculum for Exploring Federal Lands and Waters, Environmental Stewardship, Our Nation’s Native Peoples or Citizen Science.

During Your Visit:  Learn about the National Parks through interactive Junior Ranger games and activities.  Explore the United States map to find your favorite national park and take photos with your favorite person throughout history.  Visit our mobile visitor center LA Ranger Troca.  If you are a fourth grade teacher, obtain Every Kid in a Park voucher passes for everyone in your class (or go online and print your own after your visit).  Go Wild at the Paul Cash Environmental Magic Show.  Visit the Native American village of Toibinga, to learn about the Gabrielino/Tongva, the first people to live in the local area.  Tour the General Land Office to learn how the United States was settled and the origin of our federal lands.  Take a hike on the Kid’s Discovery Trail.  Learn the seven principles of Leave No Trace with the Backcountry Horseman of California.  Meet the animal species that is considered “threatened” in the wild – the California Desert Tortoise.

After Your Visit:  Get outside and visit your public lands, National Forests and National Parks!  Find Your Park http://findyourpark.com/  Have your class write a letter to their favorite park about how they will protect the great outdoors

The FairKids Field Trips are a program of The Learning Centers at Fairplex, a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization. Grades: all

Before your visit:  Explore the outdoors with the National Park Service as it celebrates its 100th birthday  Discover your local park with your loved ones  Find your history through the viewpoint of your elders  Make art in a park  Take a sunrise selfie  Go to http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/for-educators/ for information, activities and a history of national parks.  Find Your Park at http://findyourpark.com/

During your visit:  Get up close and personal with life-changing American heroes to learn about their achievements  Follow the footsteps of a woman who made history  Find inspiration in the story of a Civil Rights leader  Learn about the National Parks through Interactive Junior Ranger games and activities  Show us where our next outdoor adventure should be by dropping a “pin” on our United States map  Visit LA Ranger Troca, our mobile visitor center.

After your visit:  Go outside and tend your garden  Volunteer to restore natural habitats  Discover a culture new to you  Share your discoveries with someone you love

The FairKids Field Trips are a program of The Learning Centers at Fairplex, a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization. Grades: all

Before Your Visit:  Go to http://smokeybear.com/ and click on the Smokey Kids Tab at the top of the page.  Learn about the History of Smokey Bear.  Click on the Camp Fire Rules tab on the left side of the screen. Discuss the Camp Fire rules and remember Smokey’s number one rule.  Click on the In the Forest Tab below Camp Fire Rules. Discuss how affect the Forest.  On the center of the screen, click on Smokey’s Journey tab. Learn how Smokey Bear came about and how the need for a Fire Prevention figure was created.  Participate in one of the interactive games.

During Your Visit:  Visit the Fire Prevention Booth and speak with a . Discuss what you learned from the www.smokeybear.com website.  Pick up a copy of the “True Story of Smokey Bear”.  Participate in one of the fire prevention games.  Visit the Lookout Tower and speak with a fire lookout.  Visit with one of the rangers.  Obtain a tree from one of our foresters

Books about Fire Prevention: True Story of Smokey Bear, Fire in the Forest: A Cycle of Growth and Renewal, by Laurence P. Pringle, Forest Fire! by Mary Ann Fraser, Hotshots! by Chris Demarest, The Dragonfly of Lookout Mountain, by Judy Hatch, Devouring Flames: The Story of Forest Fires (Science Chapters) by Meredith Costain, For More Books Visit: http://www.wildlandfire.com/books/books2.htm

The FairKids Field Trips are a program of The Learning Centers at Fairplex, a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization. Grades: all

Before Your Visit:

Primary Grades:

 Go to http://www.preventwildfireca.org and click on the Camp Tab. Watch the Camp Fire Safety video.  Underneath the video, click on the Get your Camp Fire Permit link and take the test.  Bring your camp fire permit with you to the America’s Great Outdoors booth.  Discuss and identify when and where a campfire is useful.  Discuss the importance of why a campfire should be built and attended by a responsible adult.  Discuss the importance of extinguishing your campfire before you go to sleep or leave the campground.

Intermediate Grades:

 Go to http://www.preventwildfireca.org and under the One Less Spark tab, pick a safety topic.  Click on the Safety Topic link and watch the Safety Video.  Discuss how can start.  Discuss how wildfires can be prevented.  Discuss why it is important to prevent wildfires.

During Your Visit:

 Visit the Fire Prevention Booth and speak with a firefighter. Discuss what you learned from the www.preventwildfireca.org website.  Participate in one of the Fire Prevention Games.  Visit the Lookout Tower and speak with a fire lookout.  Visit with one of the rangers.  Obtain a tree with one of our Foresters.

Books about Fire Prevention: Fire in the Forest: A Cycle of Growth and Renewal, by Laurence P. Pringle, Forest Fire! by Mary Ann Fraser Hotshots! by Chris Demarest, The Dragonfly of Lookout Mountain, by Judy Hatch, Devouring Flames: The Story of Forest Fires (Science Chapters) by Meredith Costain, For More Books Visit: http://www.wildlandfire.com/books/books2.htm

The FairKids Field Trips are a program of The Learning Centers at Fairplex, a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization.