1st - 5th Grade Field Trip Activities and Curriculum
All activities listed below include grade level specific NGSS correlations, pre-trip information, full activity information, and post-trip follow up activities. Most activities below are easily adapted for any grade level; teachers are welcome to choose activities from outside of their grade level as part of their trip. The San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust partners with FUSD Curriculum & Instruction to provide activities that meet CA NGSS standards.
If you have questions regarding choosing the activities for your trip, contact our office at (559) 248-8480 ext. 104.
Recommended for All Grades:
- Nature Walk (Docent Led Hike)
- Scavenger Hunt (Nature Exploration)
- Migration Headache (Habitat Game)
1st Grade Activities:
- Birds and Worms (Adaptation Game)
- Insect Safari (Habitat Exploration Activity)
- Nature Walk (Docent Led Hike)
- Seed Survival (Adaptation Investigation Activity)
2nd Grade Activities:
- Habitracks (Habitat Exploration Activity) - River Center Only
- Incredible Journey (Water Cycle Game)
- Planet Diversity (Habitat Exploration Activity)
- Seed Survival (Adaptation Investigation Activity)
- Stream Science (Watershed Modeling Activity)
3rd Grade Activities:
- Creepy Crawly River Critters (Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Study) -Not available at River Center
- Fashion a Fish (Adaptation Art)
- Incredible Journey (Water Cycle Game)
- Hunt and Gather (Native American History Activity)
- Migration Headache (Habitat Game)
- Nature Walk (Docent Led Hike)
- Planet Diversity (Habitat and Ecosystem Activity)
- Scavenger Hunt (Outdoor Exploration)
- Trash Timeline (Human Impacts Game)
4th Grade Activities:
- Creepy Crawly River Critters (Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Study)
- Fashion A Fish (Adaptation Activity)
- Hunt and Gather (Native American History Activity)
- Seed Survival (Adaptation Investigation Activity)
- Stream Science (Watershed Modeling Activity)
5th Grade Activities:
- Biomagnification Game (Food Chain Game)
- Creepy Crawly River Critters (Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Study)
- Incredible Journey (Water Cycle Activity)
- Fashion A Fish (Adaptation Activity)
- Seed Survival (Adaptation Investigation Activity)
- Stream Science (Watershed Modeling Activity)