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South Florida Nature & Wildlife STEM Tour

Florida Nature and Wildlife STEM Tour

Your science students will enjoy this Florida Nature and Wildlife Tour outside the confines of the classroom. Educators can highlight content from the classroom with sites that expand on ecological processes, environmental issues, pollution, and land and water use.

Here is a sample of the options available to you on your fully customized tour:

Smithsonian Marina Station: Research Center & Ecosystems Exhibit
Everglades Swamp buggy tour
Everglades nature walk and airboat ride
Tour of the Florida Keys on a glass bottom boat
Snorkeling at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
Bike tour of Bahia Honda Key Park
Frost Museum of Science

Let us know what you would like to include on your tour, and we’ll be happy to work with you to build a tour your students will always remember!

A Journey Deep in the Heart of Texas History

Texas History Tour

This Texas History tour will take you and your students on a journey through history across the major cities of Texas. In Austin, students will visit the State Capitol and the Texas State History Museum. Next, it’s San Antonio for a lesson about the country of Texas at the Republic of Texas Museum and a boat cruise along the Riverwalk. The adventure continues at the Sam Houston Historical Park and the Houston Museum of Natural Science. On the last leg of the trip, students will learn about Presidents JFK and George W. Bush in Dallas and end with fun at the Cowboys Stadium in Fort Worth.

DAY 1

Arrive in Austin, TX
Visit the State Capitol and Visitors Center
Lunch
Visit the University of Texas
Visit Carpenter Fountain
Dinner

DAY 2

Breakfast at hotel
Visit Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
Lunch
Visit Visit Austin Museum of Arts
Visit Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Dinner

DAY 3

Breakfast at hotel
Visit The Republic of Texas Museum
Visit the Texas Natural Bridge Caverns
Lunch
Travel to San Antonio, TX
Visit the Buckhorn Museum
Boat cruise on the Riverwalk
Dinner
Free time along the Riverwalk

DAY 4

Breakfast at hotel
Visit the Alamo
Visit the Missions
Lunch
Visit the Institute of Texan Cultures
Travel to Houston
Dinner

DAY 5

Breakfast at hotel
Visit the Houston Fire Museum
Guided walking tour of Sam Houston Historical Park
Lunch
Visit the Houston Museum of Natural Science
Travel to Dallas
Dinner

DAY 6

Breakfast at hotel
Guided Tour of JFK Assassination and Historical Sites
Visit The Dallas Arboretum
Lunch
Visit the Perot Museum of Nature and Science
Visit The George W. Bush Presidential Library at Southern Methodist University
Dinner

DAY 7

Breakfast at hotel and checkout
Visit AT&T Stadium (Home of the NFL Dallas Cowboys)
Travel to Fort Worth
Lunch
Visit the Ft. Worth Stockyards
Depart for home

California Tech Tour-The STEM of Silicon Valley

California STEM Tour

Take your students to the technology capital of the world on a California STEM tour! Silicon Valley is the place to get students intrigued in computer science and other STEM careers. They will have up-close interactions with powerful companies that depend on the fundamentals of programming and computing, data management and cybersecurity.

There are a number of options to choose from on your FULLY CUSTOMIZED tour. Here is a sample of options to choose from:

The Tech Interactive
Tour Stanford University
NASA Ames Research Center
Carnegie Melon NASA Campus
Computer History Museum
Tesla Motors showroom
University of California at Berkeley
Rosicrucian Museum
Tour San Francisco

Photo stops could include Google, Adobe, LinkedIn, HP Garage, or Facebook Headquarters. You can add other museums and attractions that your students will enjoy. Our tour planners are ready to build a great itinerary with you!

New York City and Boston Tour

The New York City and Boston Tour will take students on a history lesson that spans across two states. Students will explore the cultural processes and history of these cities, starting off in New York. Visits include The 9/11 Memorial, Ellis Island and the Metropolitan Museum of Art and a Broadway show. Then it’s off to Boston for an exploration of colonial history at the Boston Tea Party Ship & Museum and the Massachusetts State House. Students will have an amazing time with a performance at the Hatch Shell and exploring the harbor in Boston.