Tab 7 Fieldtrip

Great Depression Unit

Field Trip
To
Vulcan Park and
Museum
Kaylee Neubacher

Field Trip Objective: Students will gain knowledge of what life was like for
the people of Birmingham during the Great Depression and New Deal
policies. They will further their comprehension of how the Great Depression
and the New Deal changed the lives of the American people. More

specifically, they will gain knowledge of how the Great Depression changed
Birmingham and the lives of the people that lived there.
Completed Field Trip Worksheet
Dear Parent or
Guardian,
Your child has been given the opportunity
to
attend a field trip
to
the
Vulcan Park and Museum in

Birmingham, AL, on Monday, May 23rd, 2016. Our
class has been learning about the Great Depression all of this month. This
field trip to the Vulcan Park and Museum will be a great experience for
students, as they get the opportunity to learn more about the effects of the
Great Depression on the city of Birmingham. Students should wear a Trace
Crossings shirt the day of the field trip. The buses will be departing Trace
Crossings Elementary at 9:30 AM and arriving at the Vulcan Park and
Museum by 10:00 AM. At 1:00 PM the buses will be departing the Vulcan
Park and Museum and will arrive back at Trace Crossings by 1:30PM. At
12:00 PM students will eat lunch at the picnic tables of Vulcan Park, which is
located next to the museum. Students may bring their own bagged lunch or
Trace Crossings will provide their lunch. Please sign the form below
indicating whether your child will be bringing their own lunch or eating the
Trace Crossings provided lunch. Personal belongings and electronics will not
be allowed on the bus or at the museum, so please tell your child to leave
those at home. The bus fee is covered under our field trip budget. However,
the cost of admission to the museum is $5.00 per student or chaperone.
This means that if you would like to chaperone, you must pay the admission
fee for both you and your child, which comes out to be $10.00.
For this field trip, I am going to need 4 chaperones. If you are
interested in chaperoning, please email me by May 13th, 2016.
Please cut, sign, and return the permission slip below no later than
Wednesday, May 18th, 2016. Please place the $5 dollars required for
the field trip in an envelope with your childs name on it to give to
the teacher.
If you plan on chaperoning, the cost of admission is an additional
$5. Please include this money with your childs cost of admission in
an envelope (see above).
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Please place a check mark on one of the following:
My child is:
____ Bringing their own lunch
_____ Trace Crossings provided lunch
I give my child ___________________ permission to attend the field trip to the

Vulcan Park and Museum on May 23rd, 2015.
Signature of Parent/Guardian________________________
Date:________________
Preparation for Field Trip: Special Rules
Prior to leaving for the field trip, the teacher will go over some rules
and expectations for students to uphold while at the Vulcan Park
and Museum.
1. Do not touch or play on the exhibits in the museum; treat the museum
exhibits with respect.
2. Do not run in the museum.
3. Respect and listen to the directions of teachers and chaperones
4. Do not talk while our group guide is presenting information during our
museum tour.
5. When we are outside at lunch, stay seated at your picnic table until
everyone is finished eating and your group leader
(Chaperone/teacher*) takes you to either the observation deck of the
Vulcan or to the viewing telescopes.
6. If you need to use the restroom, ask your group leader or teacher.
*The teacher and Chaperones will be assigned a group of 4 students each to

look after during this field trip.
Emergency, First Aid, and Medication Plan
In case of injury or accident:

The teacher is equipped with a first aid kit. In
case of bleeding, bandages or gauze will be
applied. If needed, 911 will be called.
Administering Medication:
Student medication will be packed along to
take on this field trip. The nurse handles all
medication, so the teacher should get the
medication from him or her. The teacher will also
keep an unopened bottle of water on hand, in case
a student needs water to take his or her medicine.
Medication can only be administered if it is brought
on the field trip by the teacher.
Designated Area for Lost Students
If a student or parent gets lost during any
portion of the field trip, they should go to the front
desk. This is located by the front doors on the first
floor, near the start of the exhibits.
Management Plan
Students will wear a Trace Crossings shirt to the Vulcan
Park and Museum on Monday, May 23rd, 2016.
Meeting Place: Chaperones who are driving to the

museum and park can meet the bus in the parking lot in
front of the Vulcan observation tower and statue.
Groups: Students will be in groups of 4. The teacher
and chaperones will each have a group of 4 students.
They will be responsible for their group of students.
Chaperone to Student Ration: I need at least 4
chaperones to come on the field trip. This will give us 5
group leaders. The teacher will have a group of 4
students. The chaperones will have a group of 4 students
each. If there are more than 4 chaperones who sign up, I
will adjust the ratio accordingly.
Special Rules:
1. Do not touch or play on the exhibits in the museum; treat the museum
exhibits with respect.
2. Do not run in the museum.
3. Respect and listen to the directions of teachers and chaperones
4. Do not talk while our group guide is presenting information during our
museum tour.
5. When we are outside at lunch, stay seated at your picnic table until
everyone is finished eating and your group leader
(Chaperone/teacher*) takes you to either the observation deck of the
Vulcan or to the viewing telescopes.
6. If you need to use the restroom, ask your group leader or teacher.
7. On the observation tower, do not play on the railings or jump around.
No horse play on the observation deck.
Bus Rules:
1. Show respect your peers, teacher, chaperones, and the bus driver.
2. Do not stand when the bus is moving.
3. Talk using an inside voice, meaning do not yell or scream.
Lunch Plan
- Teacher will count all

students who
need a bagged lunch from Trace Crossings
cafeteria by the permission slips she receives.
If they receive a bagged lunch from the
cafeteria, the cost of the lunch will be taken
from their school lunch account.
- In the morning, the teacher will collect all the
lunches and put them in two large coolers on
the bus.
- Teacher will place the coolers at the front doors
of the museum. When its time for lunch, the
teacher and chaperones will bring the coolers
out to the picnic area. They will pass out
lunches accordingly.
- At 12:00pm, students will have 1 hour to eat
lunch at the Vulcan Park on the picnic tables
and visit the observation deck (with their Group
leader).
Itinerary for the day
9:30am- Depart from Trace Crossings

10:00am-Arrive at Vulcan Park and Museum
10:15am-Begin Guided Tour of the Museum exhibits
12:00pm- Lunch and Observation Deck of the
Vulcan
1:00pm- Depart from Vulcan Park and Museum
1:30pm- Arrive back at Trace Crossings
Communication
Teachers name, email, phone number:
Ms. Neubacher
[email protected]
(205)-478-5818
The bus drivers name and phone number will be
given to the teacher and the teacher will give her
number to the bus driver.
Parents will be given the address and phone
number of both the Vulcan Museum and Park and
Trace Crossings.
Vulcan Museum and Park
1701 Valley View Dr., Birmingham, AL 35209
(205) 933-1409
Trace Crossings Elementary School
5454 Learning Ln., Birmingham, AL 35244
(205) 439-2700
Assessment of Learning
Simulation Journal
Students will write a journal entry as if they were a
wage earner in Birmingham during the Great
Depression.
Dear ______________________,
Thank you for being a chaperone on our class
field trip to the Vulcan Museum and Park! It would
not have been possible without your help. The
students enjoyed sharing this wonderful experience
with you. I hope you learned as much as the
students did about the lives of the people living in
Birmingham during the Great Depression. I have
included the class picture that we took in this letter
so you can remember this amazing educational
experience.
Sincerely,
Ms. Neubacher

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Great Depression Unit

Completed Field Trip Worksheet

Vulcan Park and Museum in

_____ Trace Crossings provided lunch

I give my child ___________________ permission to attend the field trip to the

Preparation for Field Trip: Special Rules

*The teacher and Chaperones will be assigned a group of 4 students each to

Emergency, First Aid, and Medication Plan

In case of injury or accident:

Meeting Place: Chaperones who are driving to the

- Teacher will count all

Itinerary for the day

9:30am- Depart from Trace Crossings

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