Self Guided Field Trip Assignment

In order to get credit for this assignment your must do ALL of the following:

1-take a self guided tour of ONE of the field trip locations below on any day before the end of the semester.

2-Take a picture of yourself inside the location

3- Write a minimum one page, single-spaced, 12pt font summary of your experience. In your summary address ALL the following items:

Details about your 3 favorite exhibits

Find at least one example of how current scientific research is showcased in your chosen location. What was the scientific project about? Who was performing the research? What are the researchers hoping to learn about?

Answer the following questions:

In your own words, define life-long learning, also sometimes referred to as informal education.

Do you believe places like this are beneficial to life-long learning?

Do you believe that life-long learning opportunities are important in creating educated citizens? Why or why not?

4- Upload your picture, a scan/picture of your TICKET STUB and completed summary to the Field Trip folder on Canvas by the deadline outline in the schedule at the end of this syllabus. Your summary, picture of yourself and scan/picture of your ticket stub should all be in one document when uploaded to Canvas.

Choice One: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco: More info at: http://www.calacademy.org/

you can go to the link to know more about the museum…