10 Field Trip Ideas

1. Callaway Gardens
a. Contact information- Educational Department: 706-663-5153
b. Admission cost (student)- $4.28 per student
c. Chaperone student ratio- one chaperone per eight students.
d. Lunch facility- There is benches where students can eat. NO food or snacks are available for students.
e. Why take kids- This is a great place to take students. They have several different activities for the students to participate in; most activities are covered by GPS.
f. Creative aspect- The activities for students are very different from regular field trips. There is one activity where students can learn different myths and facts about bats. When returning to the school students will have several different ideas for drawing or sculpting. This is a great way for students to learn about their environment.

2. Atlanta Botanical Gardens
a. Contact information- Tour information: 404.876.5859 ext. 2556 Registrar: 404.591.1543 or registrar@atlantabotanicalgarden.org
b. Admission Cost (student)- $7 per student
c. Chaperone student ratio- one chaperone per eight students
d. Lunch Facility- There are benches available for students to eat sack lunches.
e. What take kids- This is a great way to get students excited about plants and hopefully will inspire some of them to create a garden at their house. This might also help them become more aware of the plants around them.
f. Creative aspect- After taking the students on this field trip the class could start their own garden. This would help children learn how to be responsible for things other than their selves.

3. Fernbank Science Center
a. Contact Information- Phone: 678-874-7113
b. Admission Cost (Students)- FREE
c. Chaperone student ratio- One chaperone per ten students
d. Lunch Facility- There are benches available for students to eat sack lunches.
e. What take Kids- This is a great way to get students excited about science. They will be able to learn how things in our world work.
f. Creative Aspect- There are many different exhibits that the students can explore. This can help open student’s minds to the science of our world.


4. Fernbank Museum of Natural History
a. Contact Information- justforeducators@fernbank.edu
b. Admission Cost (students)- $11 per student
c. Chaperone student ratio- One per ten students
d. Lunch facility- There are benches available for students to eat sack lunches.
e. Why take Kids- This is a great way for kids to learn about our world on a level that they will understand.
f. Creative Aspect- This will give children a chance to explore different aspects of our world that they might not otherwise explore.

5. Center for Puppetry Arts
a. Contact Information- 404.873.3391
b. Admission Cost (students)- $13 per student
c. Chaperone student ratio- One chaperone per eight students
d. Lunch Facility- There are benches available for students to eat sack lunches.
e. Why take kids- This is a great way for students to learn about the arts, and different types of performing arts.
f. Creative aspects- After the show the students can go to work shop and create their own puppet.

6. Georgia State Capitol
a. Contact Information- (404) 656-0028
b. Admission Cost (students)- FREE
c. Chaperone student ratio- One chaperone per ten students
d. Lunch Facility- There are no lunch facilities available for students.
e. Why take Kids- This is a great way for children to learn about how our government works.
f. Creative Aspect- Students can come up with a different “topping” for our state capital building.

7. Georgia Nature Center
a. Contact Information- 1-800-800-2SUN
b. Admission Cost (students)- $5 per student
c. Chaperone Students ratio- One chaperone per ten students
d. Lunch Facility- There are benches available for students to eat sack lunches.
e. Why take Kids- This is a great way to get students outside and excited about nature. They also will learn about different types of plants and why they are important to our environment.
f. Creative Aspect- Students can create pictures of their favorite plants.

8. CiCi’s Pizza
a. Contact Information- 770-834-8887
b. Admission cost (student)- Call for cost.
c. Chaperone student ratio- One chaperone per 6 students
d. Lunch Facility- The students will make their own pizza and then eat it for lunch!
e. Why take kids- This is a great way to teach students about how food is made.
f. Creative Aspect- Students are allowed to create what ever type of pizza they want. This will give them a chance to explore different taste and colors.

9. Atlanta Zoo
a. Contact Information- 404.591.2780
b. Admission Cost (students)- $9.99
c. Chaperone student ratio- One chaperone per ten students
d. Lunch Facility- There are benches available for students to eat sack lunches. You can also order box lunches for students.
e. Why take Kids- This is a great way for students to get to see different animals.
f. Creative Aspect- After going to the zoo students can draw pictures of their favorite animal.

10. Rock City
a. Contact Information- 877-820-0759
b. Admission Cost (students)- $5.00 per students
c. Chaperone student ratio- One chaperone per ten students
d. Lunch facility- There are benchers available for students to eat sack lunches.
e. Why take kids-This is a great way for students to get outside and enjoy nature.
f. Creative aspect- After going on the tour through rock city students can write their own story about how the rock was created.