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Spark! offers field trip opportunities for your classroom, day care, after school program, and summer camps. In the museum’s hands-on educational exhibits, students can explore engineering, space, nano science, and more! A hands-on science program can added-on for an additional cost. Descriptions of these programs can be found below.
Field Trip Pricing
Free Play
$6.00 per student
Free admission for teachers and chaperones
Add-on Hands-on Science Program
$6.00 per student
Additional $100 up to 49 students or $150 over 50 students
Free admission for teachers and chaperones
Schools unable to pay may be eligible to receive free or reduced admission.
To schedule your visit or outreach program, email Tiffany at educator@sparkwv.org or call (304) 292-4646.
We offer the following interactive and fun science program for field trips:
Bear’s Shadow
Age group: PreK, Kindergarten
Description: Specifically designed for younger audiences, this introduction to astronomy will engage learners through interactive activities about the Sun and its relationship with Earth.
Polar Opposites (Polar Bears vs Penguins)
Age group: PreK, Kindergarten, 1st grade
Description: Discover how two different animals on opposite sides of the Earth survive their harsh environments through a combination of crafts and hands-on experiments.
Operation Optics
Age group: Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade
Description: This program is an introduction to visible light and the basic principles of magnification. A series of experiments will take students through the principles of reflection, refraction, and optical illusions.
What is Nano Science?
Age group: 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade
Description: What is smaller than small? Students will participate in hands-on activities to learn about nanoscience: the study of materials that are a billionth of a meter.
Good Vibrations: The Science of Sound
Age group: 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade
Description: A set of hands-on activities and demonstrations will engage your learners by allowing them to visualize sound, while exploring how sound travels and why we can hear what we can hear.
Rainbow Lab
Age group: 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade
Description: Your students probably know the colors of the rainbow, but do they know why we can see these colors? In this program, students explore the colorful world of the visible light spectrum through special equipment and hands-on activities.
The Ins and Outs of Air Pressure
Age group: 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade
Description: What do kids and air molecules have in common? They both love to bounce around! In this program, students learn about air pressure while exploring how everyday objects respond to changes in pressure in a variety of engaging hands-on activities.
Magnet Marvels
Age group: 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade
Description: Explore the realm of invisible forces with magnets! This program introduces students to some of the basic properties of magnetism, gravity, and magnetic fields.
Newton’s Laws of Motion
Age group: 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade
Through a series of hands-on activities and challenges, students will learn about the Three Laws of Motion – inertia, force, action and reaction.
Groups of ten or more must schedule their visit.
Support for field trips and outreach programs is provided by a grant through a collaborative effort between YCF and the Arts Council of Greater Morgantown, with funding from the City of Morgantown, the Monongalia County Commission and the Douglas H. Tanner Memorial Fund for the Arts and from the United Way of Monongalia and Preston County.