Crissy Field Center
San Francisco, California
94129 Contact: Nancy Caplan Phone: 415-561-7763 Fax: 415-561-7695 Email: ncaplan@parksconservancy.org
Sponsoring Nature Center: Crissy Field Center
San Francisco, California
Phone: 415-561-7690
Fax: 415-561-7695
Urban youth may have little knowledge of, or interaction with, the plant world that ultimately sustains human life. Students learn the names and functions of the parts of plants through engaging activities in the Crissy Field Center Urban Ecology Lab. At the Crissy Field marsh, students divide into teams of research botanists, study indigenous plants in the field, and learn to describe their discoveries to one another via walkie-talkies. In the Arts Workshop, they have the chance to record the knowledge they've gained as they create their own field guides for Crissy Field.
Type: Field Trips
Focus: Biology
Audience/Grade(s) served: 4,
5,
6,
7,
Counties Served: San Mateo, San Francisco, Marin, Contra Costa, Alameda
Order information: Call Nancy Caplan at 415-561-7763
Cost: $75.00
Dates: October through May
Days and Hours: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
Additional Languages: Spanish
Group size: 1 class, maximum of 32 students
Amenities: restrooms, picnic area
Disabled access? yes
Public transportation nearby? yes
