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THE DINOSAURS AND ANIMAL ADVENTURE MUSEUM EXPERIENCE AT TANGLEWOOD PRESERVE IN ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY
ABOUT FIELD TRIPS:
- All field trip programs are 1 hour in length. The Museum Experience has an $11-per-person rate with a 20-person minimum. We allow 2 teachers per group for free, adults beyond this are charged at the $11-per-person rate.
- The $7 and $9 field trip programs have a 20-student minimum, with only students being charged. There are five options, see below for details.
- Programs can be combined for a multi-hour trip. For example, half of your group sees the dinosaur museum while the other half sees an animal show. After the first program is completed, the groups switch to the other program to ensure everyone has the same experience.
- Advanced booking required: call 516-764-0045 or e-mail Zack@cstl.org.
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MUSEUM EXPERIENCE:
The guided tour of our dinosaur and live animal museum is the perfect program for students to learn about adaptation. The museum features full-size museum quality dinosaur mounts, snakes, birds, reptiles, mammals, and hands-on activities. Combine this trip with any $7 or $9 per student field trip experience described below.
Teachers Exhibit Guide, and Pre & Post Teacher Activities:
For school groups visiting the museum, feel free to take advantage of our teachers exhibit guide, our adaptation pre-exhibit activity, and our post-exhibit activity.
- Download our Teachers Exhibit Guide
- Download the pre-exhibit activity
- Download the post-exhibit activity
$7 FIELD TRIP PROGRAMS:
CSTL’s Field Trip programs have been designed to align with the Next Generation Science Standards!
Animal Show – In this program, students learn about animal adaptations, lifestyles, and conservation in the best way possible: by meeting some of our live animals face-to-face!
NGSS Standards: LS1.A; LS1.D;
Download the pre-Animal Show activity
Download the post-Animal Show activity
Naturalist Hike – In this program, students take a guided hike through the woods of our preserve, where they’ll find insects, birds, and other wildlife, and explore the interactions between the plants and animals of the local ecosystem.
NGSS Standards: LS1.C; LS2.A;
Download the pre-Naturalist Hike activity
Download the post-Naturalist Hike activity
Life Around the Pond – In this program, students explore freshwater habitats of the preserve. They’ll search for aquatic plants and animals, and learn about the balance of these delicate habitats.
NGSS Standards: LS4.D; ESS3.C;
Download the pre-Life Around the Pond activity
Download the post-Life Around the Pond activity
Bug World – Get up close and personal with some of our resident bugs before we take students around the preserve to see what bugs live around us, and why they are important.
NGSS Standards: LS1.B; LS2.B; LS4.D;
Download the pre-Bug World activity
Download the post-Bug World activity
$9 FIELD TRIP PROGRAMS:
Fossil Discovery – How do scientists investigate the creatures of the ancient past? In this program, students get up close with fossils and get to dive into our dig site to make some discoveries of their own.
NGSS Standards: LS4.A; SEP.7; LS1.A;
Download the pre-Fossil Discovery activity
Download the post-Fossil Discovery activity