Please call with any questions
706-823-0440 ext 6.
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Unforgettable
Field Trips
Understanding that field trip funding is precious and that opportunities
outside the classroom are valuable, the Augusta Canal National Heritage
Area hired award-winning educators to create complete, Standards-based
lesson plans, offering you and your students the best educational experience
possible -- one that is unique yet affordable. Lessons for students
from pre-K to high school include pre and post visit classroom activities
and are tied to the latest Georgia and South Carolina educational performance
standards in history, geography, economics and language arts. (Coming
in Spring 2008-Science and Math Lessons)
Lesson Plans/Classroom Activities
• Grades PreK-1:
Canal Explorations (pdf)
• Grades 2 - 3:
Canal Connections (pdf)
• Grades 4
- 5: Historical Waters (pdf)
• Grades
6 – 8: Falling Into Place (pdf) - (Pre-Visit
Presentation in Powerpoint format )
• High School
Economics: Banking on the Canal (pdf)
• Teacher
Resources
On-Site Activities
• Grades PreK-1:
On-Site Activity Sheet (pdf)
• Grades 2 - 3:
On-Site
Activity Sheet (pdf)
• Grades 4
- 5: On-Site
Activity Sheet (pdf)
• Grades
6 – 8: On-Site
Activity Sheet (pdf)
• High School
Economics: On-Site
Activity Sheet (pdf)
The interactive Canal Interpretive Center
stimulates visual, auditory, verbal and kinesthetic learning. Students
experience what life was like in the late 19th Century and the
importance of visionary thinkers and entrepreneurs in the development
of American post civil war industrial centers. The story of the
Augusta Canal really comes to life on Petersburg Boat Tours where
student see the sights of the Canal firsthand. Canal Education
Programs includes pre and post visit activities, useful web links,
and a reading list for further exploration.
Planning your trip
A typical field trip includes both the Interpretive Center and Boat,
(allow about 2.5-3 hours):
• Arrive and check in at the Interpretive Center
• Tour the Interpretive Center for approximately 45 minutes, including 10 minute
orientation movie
• Board the boat
• Tour canal aboard a Petersburg boat for approximately 30 - 45 minutes*
• Return to Enterprise Mill where students may have refreshments or sack lunch
under the outdoor picnic shelter. |
| Suggested times |
Morning |
Mid-day |
Arrive
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9:30 |
11:30 |
| Tour Center |
9:30-10:15 |
11:30-12:15 |
| Boarding |
10:15-10:30 |
12:15-12:30 |
| Boat Tour |
10:30-11:20 |
12:30-1:20 |
| Lunch or Snack |
11:30 |
1:30 |
| Depart |
12:30 |
2:30 |
 Size
of groups:
Minimum group size is 20 students.
Each of the two Petersburg tour
boat can hold a maximum of 49 passengers (students and adults). For
large
classes,
we typically
split the
group,
allowing the half to tour the center while the other rides the boat,
then switch.
*Note:
While on the boat all children under age 10 must wear life
jackets , which are provided. The crew will assist chaperones
in outfitting
all children prior to departure. |
 Cost:
(2007-08 school year) $7 per student. One chaperone free per five students. Additional
chaperones $7 per person.
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