Upcoming Virtual Field Trips
Distance Learning from CA BOCES
Schedule a Virtual Field Trip
Please complete the Online Virtual Field Trip/Collaboration Request Form at least six weeks in advance and be as specific as possible. In order to research, coordinate, and schedule virtual field trips/collaborations, we need the information from the request form.
Attention: There is a new link to use for requesting trips. I apologize for the inconvenience.
Virtual Field Trip Request Form
Carrie Oliver, 716-376-8270, carrie_oliver@caboces.org
Karen Insley, 716-376-8281, karen_insley@caboces.org
Did you know?
We now have zoom kits available for teachers to check out so that you can participate in interavtive zoom trips? You can book them out at resources.caboces.org. One of our techs will bring them out and set them up right in your classroom! You can also find lots of supplemental resources that can be paired with virtual field trips as well.
Need an account to book resources? Contact: Rachelle Evans, rachelle_evans@caboces.org
Search for more trip opportunities:
Center for Interactive Learning (CILC)
Please note: All trips need to be booked through Carrie Oliver @ CA BOCES with the exception of Field Trip Zoom Zone Events.
Constitution Day is September 17th!
George to George: Shaping the Nation by Our Constitution
Presented by George H.W. Bush Presidential Museum and Library
Grades: 4-8
Cost: FREE
Date: September 26
Times: 11:30-12:30 p.m. or 1:30-2:30 p.m. EST
Please join us as constitutional law expert Thomas Borcher emphasizes and discusses the specific role of the three branches of the U.S. Government: Executive, Judicial, and the Legislative branch. We will discuss how the Constitution has guidelines and established precedents for the president to follow. Examples of these roles will be given in this program.
Mr. Borcher will cover how George Washington, using the Constitution as his guide, established the Executive Branch during the first presidency. This creation of the Executive Branch set the bar that President George H.W. Bush met throughout his presidency.
Mr. Borcher will discuss George H.W. Bush’s decisions as Commander in Chief of the Military in the Gulf War as well as his integral role in the implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Working side by side with Congress, President George H.W. Bush exemplified the cooperative relationship between the different branches of government, just as President Washington intended.
RECORDING - Can't join us live on September 26th? No problem! You will be sent a link to access the recording within 1-3 business days after the live program.
CILC PEC Event! Fall back into Digital Learning!
Join the CILC Pinnacle Education Collaborative (PEC) for a day of exciting educational programming. All programs are FREE! Every hour from 9:00am EST to 3:00pm EST CILC Content Providers will be providing 30 minutes of programming followed by 15 minutes of Q & A time from the audience. Look below and register for either one track or all. You can join us for one event or all events and drop in and out throughout the day.
An email will be sent to you with a Zoom Link for connection prior to the event. To check out the available events: Check them out here.
California Academy of Science
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Mote Marine Laboratory
September/October Events
Halloween Spooky Poems for Many Scary Voices
Presented by Author Brad Tassell
Grades: K-4
Cost: $175
Date/Time: By Request
When reading is fun, everybody can't wait to do it. With these silly and spooky Halloween poems any class can have a ball reading together. The poems are written in two voices, which normally means that one person reads the blue lines, one reads the red lines, and the purple lines are read together, But that's not good enough for us! We read in crazy groups and make spooky sounds. (Somebody will teach us what a Newt says.) We get up and move and zombie's go for pumpkin brains! It gets pretty scary as we dig for Parts For Frankenstein. We close by singing the last poem Vampire's Ball to a bebop beat! It's fantastic! And NOW THERE"S A CD of songs! Your class can listen to them all before we start. Spend 45 minutes + with award winning author and comedian Brad Tassell as we read the poems together. Teachers be ready for a party like no other, the party A literary skills party!. A relaxing and literary ghoul time!
IMPORTANT: Get your date in October Early! You can chose your time, but be flexible, it may be full. This is an amazing and popular program. Also, you get a download of all the songs on the album, plus the poems to print. They will be ready ready ready for fun!
What's Inside Stuffee?
Presented by Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Grades: PreK-1
Cost: $200
Date/Time: By Request
Preschoolers in Pre-Med? Turn your classroom into a doctor’s office in this larger-than-life anatomical experience! Onscreen, we’ll turn our big-hearted friend Stuffee inside out to look at his chest and abdominal organs. In your classroom, use little Zippy and Zipperella to identify organs in your cardiovascular, respiratory and digestive systems. Together we’ll discover how all our inside parts work together and keep us healthy.
Virtual Zoology Lab: Caribbean Sea
Presented by Texas State Aquarium
Grades: 3-5
Cost: $60
Dates: September 16 or October 22
Times: 10:00-10:45 a.m., 11:15-12:00 p.m., 12:30 p.m.-1:15 p.m., or 2:30-3:15 p.m. EST
Also available by request at your preferred date/time.
Whether swimming in schools or swimming alone, many types of fishes are found in the Caribbean Sea habitat at the Texas State Aquarium. Use your STEM process skills of observation, data collection, and communication to study one group of fish and teach others about it.
America Goes to War: Industrial Production - Key to Victory
Presented by National Museum of the Pacific War
Grade: 5
Cost: FREE
Dates: September 17, 24, October 1, 8, 15 or 22
Times: 9:00-9:45 a.m., 10:00:10:45 a.m., or 1:00-1:45 p.m. CST
This lesson is designed to provide fifth-graders with an overview of key events that led to the United States entering WWII. Students will also kinesthetically experience the dramatic production differences between the U.S. and Japan which contributed to America's victory. The intent of this lesson is for students to have an eye-opening realization about the differences in industrial production between American and Japan.
Seagrass Science
Presented by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Grades: 4-6
Cost: FREE
Date: September 18
Times: 10:00-10:45 a.m., 11:15-12:00 p.m., 12:30 p.m.-1:15 p.m., or 2:30-3:15 p.m. EST
In this program, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Coastal Fisheries biologists will take students below the water's surface to learn about marine flowering plants. Students will get the opportunity to view each of the five types of seagrass that live in the shallow Texas bays and learn why seagrass is such an important habitat for marine critters and people who live in coastal areas.
RECORDING - Can't join us live on September 18? No problem! You will be sent a link to access the recording 1-3 business days after the live program.
Gobbling the Gulf
Gobbling the Gulf
Presented by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Grades: 1-4
Cost: FREE
Date: September 19
Times: 10:00-10:45 a.m., 11:15-12:00 p.m., 12:30 p.m.-1:15 p.m., or 2:30-3:15 p.m. eSTDid you know that your favorite food is full of energy? Did you know that energy flows between all living things? Join Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Sea Center staff to learn how all creatures are connected through the food chain. Be prepared to learn some cool science, play some games, and watch a video of Sea Center’s fish at feeding time!
RECORDING - Can't join us live on September 19th? No problem! You will be sent a link to access the recording within 1-3 business days after the live program.
Animal Encounters: Striped Skunks
Presented by Texas Wildlife Association
Grades: 4-6
Cost: FREE
Date: September 25
Meet the striped skunk. Although their defense behaviors and adaptations benefit them in their wild environment, these same behaviors do not fare well in urban habitats. Most people cannot help but turn up their noses when they think about skunks, but after our class you will understand their ecological benefit.
RECORDING - Can't join us live on September 25? No problem! You will be sent a link to access the recording 1-3 business days after the live program.
Animal Encounters: Owl Adaptations
Presented by Texas Wildlife Association
Grades: K-8
Cost: FREE
Date: October 8
Times: 10:00-10:45 a.m., 11:15-12:00 p.m., 1:30-2:15 p.m., or 3:00-3:45 p.m. EST
The owl: nature’s nocturnal bird of prey. Accompanied by our live Eastern Screech Owl in the studio, we will learn about these interesting animals found around the globe and all across Texas. This program will examine the special adaptations which allow them to fly, hunt for prey, and survive in their environment. We will also play the calls of some common Texas owls that your students may hear in their own backyard.
RECORDING - Can't join us live on October 8th? No problem! You will be sent a link to access the recording within 1-3 business days after the live program.
Chemical Reactions
Grades: 4-12
Cost: $165 (up to 500 students) or $25 view-only
Date: October 7
Times: 10:00-10:45 a.m. or 3:00-3:45 p.m. EST
Also available by request at your preferred date/time.
Explore the "how," "why," and "WOW!" of chemical reactions in this amazing program! Audiences will discover how chemical reactions create giant pools of never-ending foam, molten metals, and nother explosive creations! Students will dive into chemistry like never before when they watch our chemical concoctions create some astonishing results!
RECORDING - Can't join us live on October 7th? No problem! You will be sent a link to access the recording within 1-3 business days after the live program.
Resourceful Raccoons
Presented by Texas Wildlife Association
Grades: 1-8
Cost: FREE
Date: October 25
Time: 10:00-10:45 a.m. EST
The Northern Raccoon is easily recognized by its striped tail and black mask. During this program, you will get to see a live raccoon up close. We will discuss their adaptations, diet, and habitat, including why they are more adapted to live in our neighborhoods than other species of wildlife.
RECORDING - Can't join us live on October 25? No problem! You will be sent a link to access the recording within 1-3 business days after the live program.
From Here to Over There: Army Women of WW2
Grades: 6-8
Cost: FREE
Date/Time: By Request
Using original documents, photographs, and artifacts, this program will explore the lives
and stories of four women from WW2 who answered their nation's call by joining the Women’s Army Corps, becoming nurses and flying airplanes.
FieldTripZoom Zone is the live event calendar where you “tune into” live educational broadcast with many other classrooms.
Step 1: Register Your Account
1) Go to www.fieldtripzoom.com and register your account. Click Free Sign-Up.
2) Click Register, and an email will be sent to your email address where you will click on it to “activate” your account. Please use your school email address.
3) Next go back to www.fieldtripzoom.com and Log In to your account. Once logged in you will be asked to complete your profile. This is a one-time set up of your profile.
Step 2: Find Your Live Event
1) Once logged in, you can navigate to your FieldTripZoom Zone calendar of subject areas. Also, you can search for programs by grade range and subject area by clicking from the search menu. Click on any subject area to expand to the program details.
**Make sure you are in the Zone calendar (not class) when booking events.**
Step 3: Book Your Event
1) Click on the BOOK button to schedule a program. An email will be sent to your email address with the information to connect to the program.
2) Save the email or add the program to your Google Calendar.
3) You do not have to cancel the event if you cannot attend it. You can view the recording at a later date.
Contact Us
Email: carrie_oliver@caboces.org
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Location: Olean, NY
Phone: 716-376-8270
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