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Unforgettable Field Trips
The hands-on,interactive Canal Interpretive Center, along with our boats, trail hikes & special activities stimulate visual, auditory, verbal and kinesthetic learning. And FUN!
To Request a Field Trip Reservation...
Step 1: Decide the curriculum focus for your visit:
1.) Social Studies/History 2.) Science/Math 3.) Combination History/Science.
Step 2: Fill Out and Submit Online Field Trip Reservation Request Form . . .
OR to request by Fax/mail...
Click your "Curriculum of Interest" below to
Open & Print a .pdf version
Fill Out and Fax or Mail To:
FAX: 706-823-1045
Debbie Stankus
Augusta Canal
1450 Greene St. Ste. 400
Augusta GA 30901
Have a question? Call 706-823-0440 ext. 2
What to Expect/Schedules by Subject Areas & Grade Level
The Augusta Canal provides complete, standards-based lesson plans for students from pre-K to high school. Lessons include pre- and post-visit classroom activities and are tied to the latest Georgia and South Carolina educational performance standards in history, geography, economics, language arts, science and math.
All Grades Social Studies/History
9:45-9:50 Welcome/Arrival at Augusta Canal Interpretive Center, Enterprise Mill
10:00-10:15 Augusta Canal film in IC theatre
10:15-10:45 Interpretive Center History Activity
10:45-11:30 Boat Tour on the Augusta Canal
11:30-12:00 Lunch in courtyard pavilion, restroom break
12:00-12:30 Collaborative activity, gift shop visit
LESSON PLANS and ACTIVITIES
Science/Math
Lessons focus on environment, natural resources, biology, and applied math.
FEE: With Eco-Active Boat ride-$10 per student. Without Boat-$4 per student
K-2nd Science
Begins at Interpretive Center, Enterprise Mill
9:45-9:50 Arrival/welcome
9:55-10:25 Heritage Area Discovery Walk
10:30-11:00 Discovery Learning Stations in our new classroom
11:00-11:45 Lunch in the courtyard pavilion, restroom break
11:45-12:30 Collaborative activity, gift shop visit
12:30-1:15 Departure or Eco-Active boat ride*
*If the boat option is selected
3rd-5th Science
Begins at the Lake Olmstead Bulkhead Gates parking lot
9:45-9:50 Arrival/welcome
10:00-10:45 Heritage Area Discovery Walk
10:45-11:00 Travel back to the Interpretive Center
11:00-11:45 Lunch in courtyard pavilion, restroom break
11:45-12:30 Cotton Room activity or collaborative courtyard activity, gift shop visit
12:30-1:15 Departure or Eco-Active boat ride*
*If the boat option is selected
6th-12th Science
9:45-9:50 Welcome/Arrival at Bulkhead Gates parking lot
10:00- 11:30 Heritage Area Discovery Walk and Field Lab
11:30-11:45 Travel back to the Interpretive Center
11:45-12:30 Cotton Room Activity, gift shop visit
12:30-1:15 Departure or Eco-Active boat ride
*(Students may bring sack lunches to eat on boat) *If the boat option is selected; if not students may picnic in courtyard pavilion
Combo History/Science
Lessons focus on Industrial Revolution, Fall Line geography and environment, both natural and man-made.
FEE: $11 per student
All Grade Levels, Combo
9:45-9:50 Welcome/Arrival at Bulkhead Gates parking lot
10:00-10:30 Heritage Area Discovery Walk
10:30-10:45 Travel back to Interpretive Center
10:45-11:15 Cotton Room Science Activity
11:15-11:30 Augusta Canal film
11:30-12:00 Lunch in courtyard pavilion for grades K-5th (Extra time in center for 6th-12th)
12:00-12:30 Interpretive Center History Activity
12:30-1:15 Eco-Active boat (6th-12th students may bring sack lunches to eat on boat)
1:15-1:30 Gift shop
1:30 Departure |