Our live, STEM-focused virtual field trips are led by a member of our education team and are aligned to science standards.
Topics & Descriptions
Kindergarten: Little Engineers
Anyone can be an engineer, and it's never too early to start! Put your hands to work exploring, creating, and improving as you discover what's possible with a little bit of engineering know-how. The sky's the limit - literally!
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Grades 1–2: Powerful Pollinators
Let’s get to the root of the problem! Use your STEM skills to design a pollination system and learn how plants grow. Allow your imagination to blossom!
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Grades 3–5: Roller Coaster Physics
Three ingredients are needed for any good roller coaster: gravity, energy, and engineers! Use the Engineering Design Process, learn about potential and kinetic energy, and try not to let friction slow you down as you build the most epic coaster ever!
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Grades 6–12: OSCSI
Step into the shoes of a forensic scientist - but watch your step! Clues are hidden around every corner, waiting to be discovered, collected, analyzed, and matched to a potential suspect. Can you use your science skills to figure out whodunnit?
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Plan Your Virtual Trip
To see all field trip options and policies, download the 2020-2021 Educator's Guide:
Virtual Field Trips Packages
Standard Package
$175 per class
- A 60-minute interactive program for up to 32 students
- A technology check prior to the program
- PDF materials list
- Bonus independent science activity for further exploration
Deluxe Package
$225 per class
All of Standard Package, plus:
- Access to our online video library featuring exclusive OSC content
- 2 extension lessons developed by our science educators
- Science connection PDF with teacher and student resources
- Literacy connection PDF with fiction and nonfiction resources
Pompeii: The Immortal City Exclusive Package
$250 per class
Are machines from 2,000 years ago any better or worse than the machines we use today?
Find out about the lives of ancient Romans and the engineering marvels they created while exploring your own engineering skills in this scientific blast from the past!
This package includes:
- An exclusive look at Pompeii: The Immortal City through virtual 360 degree photos
- A 60-minute interactive program for up to 32 students
- A technology check prior to the program
- PDF materials list
- Bonus independent science activity for further exploration
Virtual Family Science Night
$300
Get the entire family involved during a fun, educational hands-on science program
Our Virtual Family Science Night will allow students, families, and teachers to engage in STEM learning from the comfort of their own home and encourage them to inspire science learning for life.
Step Into STEM Series
Available Now!
Provide your students continuous engagement
This 5-week virtual field trip series allows students to dive deep into a content topic and develop their 21st century skills as they work with one another to do hands-on experiments, engineering design challenges, and more! All programs will use materials typically found in a home and a materials list PDF will be provided.