During your Discovery Gateway Field Trip, you can choose to participate in a facilitated lesson and activity in our private theater. These workshops utilize interactive play and discussion to introduce students to STEAM concepts that they can apply in the museum.
Please continue reading to find descriptions of each of our available workshops. If you have any questions regarding our workshops, feel free to contact us at 801-456-5437 x 117 or email fieldtrips@discoverygateway.org
Workshop Duration: 10-30 minutes (included in your 2 hour visit)
For pre-K students and younger:
*Workshops are not mandatory for field trip groups with Pre-K level or younger students*
Story Time: Students will hear a children’s story!
For students K-2nd:
Exer-Cycles:
Cycles! Cycles! Cycles! This workshop is great for active younger students who are interested in the world and how it works. Students will recognize earth and space cycles all around them and how they repeat to create mountains, plants, water, and life. Students will get moving as they simulate being blooming butterflies, bounding froglets, and growing plant life!
Simple Machines Mission:
Students will learn about the 7 simple machines: planes, pulleys, levers, wheel and axels, wedges, and screws. Students will be on the lookout for “DiscoverBEE” located next to some of our own simple machines! If located and identified, students will receive a prize for their valiant simple-machine spotting efforts.
Beehive Blitz:
At Discovery Gateway, we love bees! You’ll find them all over our museum. In this workshop, students will take an in-depth look at bees, our state insect, and learn how they use their head, thorax, and abdomen. Students will also have the chance to communicate like bees, guiding the field trip educator to the flowers with the most pollen and warning them of any danger!
Lights, Camera, Adaptations!:
Students will explore various habitats and “cast” the animals that should thrive in them, learning about the specialized skills and body parts that enable these creatures to survive in their environments. We will discuss habitats, climate, and how animals are adapted to their surroundings. This interactive workshop is suitable for students of all ages.
Paleo-Explorers:
Learn about our beloved Utahraptor (Clawdette) in this introductory paleontological workshop. Students will learn the basics of dino anatomy and how it compares to our own, as well as the essentials of fossil excavation. Step into the shoes of a paleontologist and engage in hands-on research and exploration at the I Dig Dino exhibit! This interactive workshop is suitable for students of all ages.
For students 3rd-5th:
Paleo-Explorers:
Learn about our beloved Utahraptor (Clawdette) in this introductory paleontological workshop. Students will learn the basics of dino anatomy and how it compares to our own, as well as the essentials of fossil excavation. Step into the shoes of a paleontologist and engage in hands-on research and exploration at the I Dig Dino exhibit! This interactive workshop is suitable for students of all ages.
Lights, Camera, Adaptations!:
Students will explore various habitats and “cast” the animals that should thrive in them, learning about the specialized skills and body parts that enable these creatures to survive in their environments. We will discuss habitats, climate, and how animals are adapted to their surroundings. This interactive workshop is suitable for students of all ages.
