Self-Guided Field Trip Porgrams

GADGETS & GIZMOS SCAVENGER HUNT

Best for grades 3-5

Find the simple machines that make up the complex machinery used in the Adirondack region.

Download Gadgets & Gizmos Scavenger Hunt

(For best results, print double-sided, landscape on 8.5”x 11” (letter) paper, and flip on the short edge.)

ADIRONDACK UNDEAD: WILDERNESS SURVIVAL

Best for 5th grade and older

The zombie apocalypse is upon us! Team up your students for the Adirondack Undead challenge. As students visit each exhibit, they use their creativity and critical thinking skills to locate items that will help them survive when the zombies arrive. Earn points for each item found, friendly competition between teams is encouraged.

Download the Adirondack Undead

(For best results, print double-sided, landscape on 8.5”x 11” (letter) paper, and flip on the short edge. Fold in half to create a booklet.)

SEARCHING FOR ADVENTURE SCAVENGER HUNT

Best for Kindergarten – 2

Engage your students with this search-and-find activity. Students search five of our exhibit spaces to find objects related to an old-fashioned camping adventure.

Download the Searching for Adventure Scavenger Hunt

(For best results, print double-sided, landscape on 8.5”x 11” (letter) paper, and flip on the long edge.)

THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY: A TRANSPORTATION EXPERIENCE

Best for PreK through 1st grade

Discover the ways people of the past traveled around the mountains, lakes and roads of the Adirondacks! Your youngest students will work with their chaperones and group leaders to Find artifacts in our exhibits, Imagine and Share their thoughts on how travel long ago differs from the ways we travel today, and Do short activities that help them take a closer look.

Download the Incredible Journey – Transportation Guidebook

(For best results, print double-sided, landscape on 11” x 17” (menu) paper and flip on the short edge. Fold in half to create a booklet.)

TREE ID

Best for PreK through 2nd grade

Enjoy our grounds and gardens as you admire the natural world around you. Learn about some of the common Adirondack tree species with our Tree ID Scavenger hunt.

Download the Tree ID Guidebook

Download the Tree ID Answer Sheet

(For best results print double-sided, portrait on 8.5” x 14” (legal) paper, and flip on the long edge.)

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