Past public field trips
Field trip number: FT#1787
Location: Gale Woods Farm — 7210 County Road 110 W, Minnetrista, MN 55364
Date: Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Join the Gale Woods Farmers for farming fun. Learn how the farmers care for the animals and gardens through out the year. Each month we will care for the animals and cook with farm produce in the education center. Explore the farm through hikes, wagon rides and games. Each month will have a different seasonal focus.
This program runs concurrently with the Farm Discovery class for ages 6 and up...
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Field trip number: FT#1838
Title: Myths and Legends of Raptors
Location: Raptor Center - University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine — 1920 Fitch Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55108
Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Members of ONE-TC are invited to learn about the Myths and Legends of Raptors at The Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine.
Birds have been an integral part of the human experience since the dawn of time. In many cultures, birds are believed to have played key roles in the creation of the human race. Raptors, as a group, still continue to fascinate people...
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Field trip number: FT#1785
Location: Gale Woods Farm — 7210 County Road 110 W, Minnetrista, MN 55364
Date: Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Join the Gale Woods Farmers for farming fun. Learn how the farmers care for the animals and gardens through out the year. Each month we will care for the animals and cook with farm produce in the education center. Explore the farm through hikes, wagon rides and games. Each month will have a different seasonal focus.
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Parents must accompany children ages 2-4 in the role...
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Field trip number: FT#1755
Location: Como Planetarium — 780 W Wheelock Pkwy, Saint Paul, MN 55117
Date: Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 10:00am - 11:00am
This lesson reviews concepts presented in the FOSS unit of the same name. Some of the concepts are: Lunar phases and motions; Seasonal changes in the path of the sun; The effects of the Earth's rotation; An introduction of constellations and how we use them to observe the rotation of the earth.
LATE ARRIVALS: Please plan to be early to avoid being late due to inadequate maps, confusing road...
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Field trip number: FT#1182
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Thursday, December 2, 2010 - 9:15am - 11:30am
Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells – Regional Premier, recommended for all ages
Returning to Stages Theatre Company is Junie B. Jones, that First Grader with an attitude. The holiday sing-along should be fun, but when it’s time for the Secret Santa drawing, Junie B. picks the one person she’d rather not have – tattletale May. Don’t miss this family-friendly story, with a message about the...
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Field trip number: FT#1763
Title: The Moon and Larry Cat
Location: Como Planetarium — 780 W Wheelock Pkwy, Saint Paul, MN 55117
Date: Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 10:00am - 11:00am
The moon attracts the attention and inspires of the curiosity of everyone who gazes upon her. This program aims to help children notice how the moon changes its shape and place in the sky and includes a story about the adventures of a cat named Larry who follows his favorite person to her dream job on a future moonbase and learns about some of the properties of the moon, gravity and space travel...
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Field trip number: FT#1809
Location: Wabasha Street Caves — 215 Wabasha St S, Saint Paul, MN 55107-1805
Date: Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 11:00am - 11:45am
Come hear and see the history of these sandstone caves. You will explore the original mined caves and see the finished caves (once a romantic night club called The Castle Royal). Hear the legends of the mobster massacres and ghostly lore in the most unique setting from Chicago to San Francisco as narrated by a knowledgeable, talented, and entertaining Down in History tour guide.
The...
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Field trip number: FT#1808
Title: Historic Cave Tour
Location: Wabasha Street Caves — 215 Wabasha St S, Saint Paul, MN 55107-1805
Date: Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 10:00am - 10:45am
Come hear and see the fascinating and thrilling history of these sandstone caves as narrated by a knowledgeable, talented, and entertaining Down in History tour guide. We will explore the original mined caves and see the finished caves (once a romantic night club called The Castle Royal), and learn about the history of this most unique setting from Chicago to San Francisco.
The former Castle...
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Field trip number: FT#1782
Location: Gale Woods Farm — 7210 County Road 110 W, Minnetrista, MN 55364
Date: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Hoofs and Halters is a livestock program at Gale Woods Farm where participants will learn animal husbandry skills, animal science, livestock showmanship and leadership.
This session will focus on dairy cattle.
Parents and non-enrolled siblings
Parents and non-enrolled are siblings welcome to stay and explore Gale Woods Farm on their own during the class period.
Younger siblings may be...
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Field trip number: FT#1783
Location: Gale Woods Farm — 7210 County Road 110 W, Minnetrista, MN 55364
Date: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Join the Gale Woods Farmers for farming fun. Learn how the farmers care for the animals and gardens through out the year. Each month we will care for the animals and cook with farm produce in the education center. Explore the farm through hikes, wagon rides and games. Each month will have a different seasonal focus.
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Parents must accompany children ages 2-4 in the role...
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Field trip number: FT#1770
Title: All About Owls
Location: Raptor Center - University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine — 1920 Fitch Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55108
Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Members of ONE-TC are invited to learn about All About Owls at The Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine.
Do all owls hunt at night? Can they really turn their heads all the way around? Why are their eyes so big? Learn the answers to these and other questions about our mysterious friends the owls. This program is based on the Minnesota and national science...
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Field trip number: FT#1703
Location: Gale Woods Farm — 7210 County Road 110 W, Minnetrista, MN 55364
Date: Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Hoofs and Halters is a livestock program at Gale Woods Farm where participants will learn animal husbandry skills, animal science, livestock showmanship and leadership.
This session will focus on general livestock.
This is a four week series. Participants are registering for the entire series which meets from 1:00pm to 3:00pm on ...
Thursday, October 28Thursday, November 4Thursday, November...
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Field trip number: FT#1704
Title: Farm Explorers (Late Fall)
Location: Gale Woods Farm — 7210 County Road 110 W, Minnetrista, MN 55364
Date: Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Join the Gale Woods Farmers for farming fun. Help prepare the gardens, care for the farm animals and cook with farm produce in the education center. Explore the farm through hikes, wagon rides and games. Each series will have a different seasonal focus.
This is a four week series. Participants are registering for the entire series which meets from 1:00pm to 3:00pm on ...
Thursday, October 28...
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Field trip number: FT#1754
Location: Como Planetarium — 780 W Wheelock Pkwy, Saint Paul, MN 55117
Date: Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 10:00am - 11:00am
This lesson deals with concepts that are included in the latest Minnesota Science Academic Standards. It starts with cell phones. Cell phones communicate with one another using radio waves. Radio waves, like light, travel at a definite speed. This speed influences how we see the universe. A look at the sky and a trip into space are included. You will actually...
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Field trip number: FT#1769
Title: Raptors of Minnesota
Location: Raptor Center - University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine — 1920 Fitch Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55108
Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Members of ONE-TC are invited to learn about the Raptors of Minnesota at The Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine.
This exciting program, based on Minnesota and national science standards, is a learning experience not soon forgotten. We will explore the different raptors found in Minnesota and their role in the environment and learn the three key features of...
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Field trip number: FT#1181
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 9:15am - 11:30am
The Frog Prince – World Premier, recommended for all ages
What happens when a young lady encounters a talking frog? The frog does the girl a favor, and asks to be her companion. Who ever heard of a girl being friends with a frog? Ah, but the frog is enchanted, and is not really a frog at all, is he? Presented in the intimate Hopkins Jaycees Studio.
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Field trip number: FT#1780
Location: Gale Woods Farm — 7210 County Road 110 W, Minnetrista, MN 55364
Date: Friday, October 15, 2010 - 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Hoofs and Halters is a livestock program at Gale Woods Farm where participants will learn animal husbandry skills, animal science, livestock showmanship and leadership.
This session will focus on livestock.
Parents and non-enrolled siblings
Parents and non-enrolled are siblings welcome to stay and explore Gale Woods Farm on their own during the class period.
Younger siblings may be interested...
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Field trip number: FT#1781
Title: October Farm Explorers
Location: Gale Woods Farm — 7210 County Road 110 W, Minnetrista, MN 55364
Date: Friday, October 15, 2010 - 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Join the Gale Woods Farmers for farming fun. Learn how the farmers care for the animals and gardens through out the year. Each month we will care for the animals and cook with farm produce in the education center. Explore the farm through hikes, wagon rides and games. Each month will have a different seasonal focus.
Parents and non-enrolled siblings
Parents and non-enrolled siblings are...
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Field trip number: FT#1777
Location: Oakdale Branch - Washington County Library — 1010 Heron Ave. N., Oakdale, MN 55128
Date: Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 12:45pm - 2:00pm
Behold the world of the ultra-cold. Cryogenics is the study and use of materials at very low temperatures. We'll learn how liquid nitrogen (-320 F) affects objects (none of those objects will be persons frozen for later reanimation).
Read more about cryogenics at http://www.magnet.fsu.edu/education/tutorials/magnetacademy/cryogenics/
Our Visiting Wizard is none other than the father of Homeschool...
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Field trip number: FT#1180
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 9:15am - 11:30am
Charlotte’s Web – recommended for all ages
There is something amazing happening at the Zuckerman Farm. It has to do with a young pig named Wilbur and an extremely literate spider named Charlotte. Join Wilbur, Charlotte, and all their animal (and human) friends in this wonderful heart-warming musical adaptation of E.B. White’s classic Newbery Honors winner.
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