4th Grade Field Trips 2017 – 2018
Field Trips and first-hand experiences are integral to learning. The following field trips are based on and correlate to what we study in 4th grade. Students will need to pack a lunch and bring a drink (preferably water or Gatorade type) for most field trips. I will usually need between two and four parents to volunteer for driving/chaperoning each trip.
Note: (any further changes or updates will be posted at http://alhedges.weebly.com)
August 18th – (9:30am – 2pm) State Fair Tour and Activities
September 1st – Crown Hill Cemetery hike and tour
September 15th – (9:30am) Indiana Historic Landmarks building & (12pm) James Whitcomb Riley house
October 13th - (9:30am – 2pm) McCloud Nature Park w/2 nature activities
November 10th - (9:30am) Falls of the Ohio State Park & (12:30pm) Indiana Caverns Tour - (We will leave school at 7AM and return around 5:30PM for this trip)
Dec/Jan/or Feb – McCloud In-Class presentation
January 19th - (9am – 2:30pm) Indiana State Museum workshops and exhibits
February 9th -(9:30am) Indiana Historical Society & (12:30 pm) Indiana State Library
February 21st – (Time TBD) AG Day @Hendricks County Convention Center
February 22nd – (Time TBD) Music Man Musical Preview @ Luhi (tentative)
March (TBD)– Earth Day in-class presentations by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management
March 15th – (9:30am) Indiana State House tour – (weather permitting we may also walk on the canal and do a county scavenger hunt at the outside of the Indiana State Museum)
Mar./Apr. (TBD) –(9:30am – 1:30pm) Indianapolis Motor Speedway 500 Educational Program
May 21st – (10am – 2pm) leave OS 8:45 am Turkey Run State Park
Tentative trip-– Library (Dewey Decimal System)
Tentative trip - Oldfields (Lilly House and grounds) & 100 Acre Woods
Tentative trip - For Bare Feet Sock Co. & Hunter’s Honey Farm (IN economy & industry)
In-Class Activities:
Skype calls with ‘experts’ in field of study pertinent to our learning
In Class visits by professionals in pertinent fields of study